Ptolemy III Euergetes

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Ptolemy III Euergetes was a powerful 3rd-century BCE Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the political and military peak of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

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Ptolemy III Euergetes canonical 31

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic monarch ⓘ
King of Egypt ⓘ
Ptolemaic ruler ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ
deified ruler ⓘ
alsoHonoredAs Egyptian pharaoh and god in Egyptian temples ⓘ
associatedWith Canopus Decree ⓘ
linked to: Decree of Canopus

Library of Alexandria ⓘ
birthDate c. 284 BCE ⓘ
birthPlace Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
child Arsinoe III ⓘ
Berenice ⓘ
Magon ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator ⓘ
countryRuled Egypt ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 222 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace Alexandria ⓘ
linked to: Alexandria, Egypt

Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
epithet Euergetes ⓘ
epithetMeaning Benefactor ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Macedonian Greek ⓘ
father Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ
givenName Ptolemy ⓘ
honor Canopus Decree issued in his honor ⓘ
knownFor expansion of the Library of Alexandria ⓘ
support of scholarship and literature ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
militaryAchievement invasion of the Seleucid Empire during the Third Syrian War ⓘ
temporary occupation of parts of Syria and Mesopotamia ⓘ
mother Arsinoe I ⓘ
notableEvent Third Syrian War ⓘ
policy donations to temples and priesthoods ⓘ
remission of certain taxes in Egypt ⓘ
politicalAchievement brought Ptolemaic power to its greatest territorial extent ⓘ
strengthened control over Cyrenaica ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Pharaoh
predecessor Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ
regnalName Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
reignEnd 222 BCE ⓘ
reignStart 246 BCE ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
religiousPolicy patronage of Egyptian priesthood ⓘ
promotion of ruler cult ⓘ
spouse Berenice II of Egypt ⓘ
successor Ptolemy IV Philopator ⓘ
territorialControl Coele-Syria (for part of his reign) ⓘ
linked to: Coele-Syria

Cyprus ⓘ
Cyrenaica ⓘ

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ptolemaic Kingdom → notableRuler → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Temple of Philae → constructionMajorPhase → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Canopus → decreeIssuedUnder → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Syrian Wars → notablePtolemaicRulerInvolved → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus → successor → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus → child → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemy III Euergetes → regnalName → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Third Syrian War → commander → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator → father → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator → predecessor → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemaic navy → commandedBy → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Decree of Canopus → issuedUnder → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Temple of Edfu → builtDuringReignOf → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Seleucus II Callinicus → opponent → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Antiochus II Theos → opponent → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Lysimachus (son of Ptolemy II) → sibling → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemaios Philadelphos → precedes → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemaios Philadelphos → child → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Arsinoe I → motherOf → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Euergetes → usedFor → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Magon → father → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Laodice I → opposedBy → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt → heldBy → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Lagid house → notableMember → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Berenice II of Egypt → spouse → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Arsinoe III → father → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Battle of Andros → commandedBy → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
House of Ptolemy → notableMember → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Ptolemaic Judea → notableRuler → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ
Cleomenes III of Sparta → alliedWith → Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ