| Ptolemy Apion | |
| Succession: | King of Cyrene |
| Native Lang1: | Greek |
| Native Lang1 Name1: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπίων |
| Royal House: | Ptolemaic dynasty |
| Father: | Ptolemy VIII Physcon |
| Mother: | Eirene of Cyrene |
| Birth Date: | 150-145 BC |
| Birth Place: | Cyrene (?) |
| Death Date: | 96 BC |
Ptolemy Apion or simply known as Apion (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπίων; between 150 BC and 145 BC – 96 BC) was the last Greek King of Cyrenaica who separated it from the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, and in his last will bequeathed his country to Rome.[1] He was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Apion was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, king of Egypt (170-165, 145-132, and 127-116) and king of Cyrene and Cyprus (163-116 BC), by a concubine. Apion's mother is often identified with Eirene, who was his mistress around 147 BC,[2] but there is no evidence for this.
Ptolemy Apion was apparently given Cyrene as a separate kingdom ca. 105-101 BC.[3] Nothing is recorded of Ptolemy's reign of Cyrenaica. Some scholars have doubted that he ever actually reigned.[4] Ptolemy died in 96 BC without heirs. In Ptolemy's will, he left Cyrenaica and his ancestral royal estates to the rule of the Roman Republic.[3]