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I've read a book about "four Cleopatras" (Cleo III, Cleo IV, Cleo V, Cleo VII) while on a holiday and it sparked an idea.

If we could butterfly away Roman interventions in Egyptian/Ptolemaic affairs, the dynasty would be stronger and wouldn't probably end in 30 BC.

The first intervention referred to in the book was in 164 BC, when Ptolemy VI Filometor went to Rome to ask for help against his brother, later known as Ptolemy VIII Physcon.
The second, two years later, Physcon asks for help against Filometor.
In 155 BC, Physcon allegedly bequeathed Cyrene to Rome.

In 88 BC, Cleopatra Selene's two sons asked for help in Rome. The book didn't mention what they wanted and if they were given the help.
In 85 BC, Ptolemy Alexander flees to Sulla's legion (or its camp) and seemingly stays with Sulla until he's instated as a ruler of Egypt...
In 74 BC, Cyrene becomes Roman.

In 59 BC, Rome demands Cyprus and the Ptolemy ruling there commits suicide. (I think he was Auletes's brother). The same year, Auletes goes to Rome for help and money and stays there until 55 BC because he has no luck with the Senate. In 55 BC, he pays Gabinius 10,000 talents for help.
When Auletes dies in 51 BC, his will is kept by Pompey and he [Pompey] approved the will (and/or made himself the executor).

So yeah, I guess we have to butterfly away Auletes at the very least?
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