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Ptolemy III Euergetes

c. 284–222 BCE · 3rd century BCE

Ptolemy III Euergetes was king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 246 to 222 BCE. His marriage to Berenice II, daughter of Magas of Cyrene, reunited Cyrenaica with Egypt, and the city of Euesperides was refounded as Berenice in her honour. He campaigned deep into the Seleucid Empire in the Third Syrian War.

Ptolemy III Euergetes
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

EuesperidesKingdom of Cyrene under Magas

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