Person:Ptolemy II Philadelphus (1)

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus _____
b.309 BC
d.246 BC
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  1. Arsinoe II _____316 BC - 270 BC
  2. Philotera _____Bet 315 BC & 309 BC - Bet 282 BC & 268 BC
  3. Ptolemy II Philadelphus _____309 BC - 246 BC
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  • H.  Ptolemy II Philadelphus _____309 BC - 246 BC
  • W.  Arsinoe I _____Bet 305 BC & 295 BC - 247 BC
  1. Ptolemy III Euergetes _____246 BC - 222 BC
  2. Lysimachus of Egypt
  3. Berenice _____
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  • H.  Ptolemy II Philadelphus _____309 BC - 246 BC
  • W.  Arsinoe II _____316 BC - 270 BC
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Name Ptolemy II Philadelphus _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 309 BC
Marriage to Arsinoe I _____
Marriage to Arsinoe II _____
Marriage Cohabitation?
to Bilistiche _____
Death[1] 246 BC
Reference Number? Q39576?


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Ptolemy II Philadelphus ( Ptolemaios Philadelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC), also known posthumously as Ptolemy the Great, was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I, the Macedonian Greek general of Alexander the Great who founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom after the death of Alexander, and Queen Berenice I, originally from Macedon in northern Greece.

During Ptolemy II's reign, the material and literary splendour of the Alexandrian court was at its height. He promoted the Museum and Library of Alexandria. In addition to Egypt, Ptolemy's empire encompassed much of the Aegean and Levant. He pursued an aggressive and expansionist foreign policy with mixed success. From 275 to 271 BC, he led the Ptolemaic Kingdom against the rival Seleucid Empire in the First Syrian War and extended Ptolemaic power into Cilicia and Caria, but lost control of Cyrenaica after the defection of his half-brother Magas. In the Chremonidean War (c. 267–261 BC), Ptolemy confronted Antigonid Macedonia for control of the Aegean and suffered serious setbacks. This was followed by a Second Syrian War (260–253 BC) against the Seleucid empire, in which many of the gains from the first war were lost.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ptolemy II Philadelphus, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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