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Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 309 BC–246 BC (aged 63 years)
- Name
- Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II /Philadelphus/
- Name prefix
- Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC)
- Given names
- Ptolemy II
- Surname
- Philadelphus
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367 BC–283 BC
Birth: 367 BC
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— Macedonia, Greece Death: 283 BC — Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt |
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| mother |
340 BC–268 BC
Birth: about 340 BC
Death: between 279 BC and 268 BC — Egypt |
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309 BC–246 BC
Birth: 309 BC
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Death: 246 BC |
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367 BC–283 BC
Birth: 367 BC
15
— Macedonia, Greece Death: 283 BC — Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt |
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367 BC–283 BC
Birth: 367 BC
15
— Macedonia, Greece Death: 283 BC — Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt |
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| Marriage | Marriage — — |
| father |
367 BC–283 BC
Birth: 367 BC
15
— Macedonia, Greece Death: 283 BC — Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt |
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340 BC–268 BC
Birth: about 340 BC
Death: between 279 BC and 268 BC — Egypt |
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309 BC–246 BC
Birth: 309 BC
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Death: 246 BC |
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| Marriage | Marriage — between 284 BC and 281 BC — |
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282 BC–221 BC
Birth: 282 BC
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Death: 221 BC |
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| himself |
309 BC–246 BC
Birth: 309 BC
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Death: 246 BC |
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| himself |
309 BC–246 BC
Birth: 309 BC
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Death: 246 BC |
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362 BC–281 BC
Birth: between 362 BC and 361 BC
— Krannonas, Thessaly, Greece Death: 281 BC — Sart, Manisa Province, Aegean Region, Turkey |
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Unique identifier
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1300A590FEEC534BA8EEEADD855055267DD6
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Last change
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Author of last change: Danny |
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Ptolemy II (309-246 BC), called Ptolemy Philadelphus (Brotherly), king of Egypt (285-246 BC), the son of Ptolemy I by Berenice I (died before 283 BC). His wars with the Seleucid king Antiochus I established Ptolemaic Egypt as the dominantmaritime power in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The economy of the country was Brought under government control and the cultural life at the Alexandrian court flourished under Ptolemy II; the Greek poets Callimachus and Theocritus were amongthe literary figures connected with the court. Ptolemy increased the number of books in the Alexandrian library and was an active patron of literature and scholarship. |
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