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At Ptolemy II's birth, his older half-brother Ptolemy Keraunos was the heir presumptive. As Ptolemy II grew older a struggle for the succession developed between them, which culminated in Ptolemy Keraunos' departure from Egypt around 287 BC. On 28 March 284 BC, Ptolemy I had Ptolemy II declared king, formally elevating him to the status of co ...
Ptolemy I and other early rulers of the dynasty were not married to their relatives, the childless marriage of siblings Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II [22] being an exception. The first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty was that of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III , who were succeeded as co-pharaohs by their son Ptolemy V , born ...
Ptolemy II was a prince of Thessalian and Macedonian ancestry.He was the son and successor born to Lysimachus of Telmessos by an unnamed woman. [9] [10] He had a paternal uncle called Epigonos of Telmessos; [11] [12] had a paternal first cousin called Antipater Epigonos [13] [14] and likely he had a paternal second cousin called Epigonos.
At its apex under Ptolemy II, the Ptolemaic navy may have had as many as 336 warships, [81] with Ptolemy II reportedly having at his disposal more than 4,000 ships (including transports and allied vessels). [81] Maintaining a fleet of this size would have been costly, and reflected the vast wealth and resources of the kingdom. [81]
Antiochus II took up again with his first wife, Laodice. Ptolemy II pressured Antiochus II to return to Berenice, but he repeatedly delayed this. In 246 BC, when Ptolemy died, Ptolemy III increased the diplomatic pressure his father had begun. [2] Antiochus died shortly thereafter, many suspect from poisoning, possibly by Laodice.
In the east, Antiochus I suffered defeat against the armies of Ptolemy II. Magas at least managed to maintain the independence of Cyrenaica until his death in 250 BC. Magas betrothed his daughter Berenice II to Ptolemy III Euergetes, the son of Ptolemy II, as a way to seal an alliance between the two realms and secure the independence of Cyrene ...
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Taposiris Magna is a city established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC. The name means "great tomb of Osiris", which Plutarch identifies with an Egyptian temple in the city.