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Arsinoe II
| Arsinoe II Philadelphos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Queen of Egypt[a] | |
| Reign | 273/272 – 270/268 BC[1] |
| Predecessor | Arsinoe I (as Queen, but not as co-regent) |
| Successor | Berenice II (as Queen and possible co-regent) |
| Co-regent | Ptolemy II Philadelphus (possibly) |
| Queen consort of Thrace | |
| Tenure | 300/299–281 BC (as Queen of Lysimachus) 281/280–280/279 BC (as Queen of Ptolemy Keraunos) |
| Queen consort of Macedon | |
| Tenure | 288–281 BC (as Queen of Lysimachus) 281/280–280/279 BC (as Queen of Ptolemy Keraunos) |
| Born | 316 BC |
| Died | 270 or 268 BCE (aged c. 47)[2] |
| Spouse | Lysimachus Ptolemy Keraunos Ptolemy II Philadelphos |
| Issue | Ptolemy Epigonos Lysimachus (son of Lysimachus) Philip (son of Lysimachus) |
| Dynasty | Ptolemaic |
| Father | Ptolemy I Soter |
| Mother | Berenice I of Egypt |
Arsinoë II (Koinē Greek: Ἀρσινόη, c. 316 BC – between 270 and 268 BC) was a Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in ancient Egypt. She was previously Queen of Thrace, Anatolia, and Macedonia by marriage to King Lysimachus and later Ptolemy Keraunos. In 273/72 BC, she became queen of Ptolemaic Egypt upon her marriage to her brother, Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus, acquiring the royal name Arsinoe Philadelphos. As queen of Egypt, Arsinoe was given the Egyptian title "King of Upper and Lower Egypt", which may suggest that she was co-ruler with her husband; the exact meaning of this elevation and whether it occurred during her life or posthumously is uncertain.[3][4][a] After her death, Arsinoe was deified at the orders of her husband and the cult of Arsinoe Philadelphos became widespread in the Ptolemaic territories.
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- ^ Sewell-Lasater, Tara (2020). "Becoming Kleopatra: Ptolemaic Royal Marriage, Incest, and the Path to Female Rule". University of Houston: 119–125.
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- ^ Ashton, Sally-Ann (2014-09-19). The Last Queens of Egypt: Cleopatra's Royal House. Routledge. pp. 112–113. ISBN 978-1-317-86873-6.
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