Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes 282 BC–221 BC

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Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes, 282 BC–221 BC (aged 61 years)

A coin from the time of Ptolemy III Euergetes in the British museum.

Bust of Ptolemy III Euergetes at The Louvre in Paris.

Name

Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes

Name: Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III /Euergetes/
Name prefix: Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC)
Given names: Ptolemy III
Surname: Euergetes
Nickname: The Benefactor

Sex Male

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 309 BC 58 31 Marriage: between 284 BC and 281 BC Death: 246 BC Unique identifier: 79A2ED8A38A0784CB75E36113B12D450FBDF Marriage: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arsinoe I … Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes Lysimachus … Berenice Phernopherus Family with spouse Arsinoe II … Family with spouse Bilistiche … Ptolemy Andromachou Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus 309 BC–246 BC Birth: 309 BC 58 31 Death: 246 BC
mother	Links Birth: between 305 BC and 295 BC 67 Marriage: between 284 BC and 281 BC Death: 247 BC Unique identifier: 79A2ED8A38A0784CB75E36113B12D450FBDF Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes Lysimachus … Berenice Phernopherus Arsinoe I … 305 BC–247 BC Birth: between 305 BC and 295 BC 67 Death: 247 BC
Marriage	Marriage — between 284 BC and 281 BC —
3 years himself	Links Birth: 282 BC 27 23 Marriage: Death: 221 BC Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pharaoh of Egypt (221-205 BC) Ptolemy IV Philopator Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes 282 BC–221 BC Birth: 282 BC 27 23 Death: 221 BC
brother	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Lysimachus … …–… Death:
sister	Links Marriage: Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Antiochus II Theos Seleucus … Berenice Phernopherus …–… Death:

Father’s family with Arsinoe II …
father	Links Birth: 309 BC 58 31 Marriage: between 284 BC and 281 BC Death: 246 BC Unique identifier: 79A2ED8A38A0784CB75E36113B12D450FBDF Marriage: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arsinoe I … Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes Lysimachus … Berenice Phernopherus Family with spouse Arsinoe II … Family with spouse Bilistiche … Ptolemy Andromachou Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus 309 BC–246 BC Birth: 309 BC 58 31 Death: 246 BC
aunt	Links Birth: 316 BC 51 24 Marriage: Marriage: Death: July 270 BC Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lysimachus … Ptolemy … Lysimachus … Philip … Family with spouse Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus Arsinoe II … 316 BC–270 BC Birth: 316 BC 51 24 Death: July 270 BC
Marriage	Marriage — —

Father’s family with Bilistiche …
father	Links Birth: 309 BC 58 31 Marriage: between 284 BC and 281 BC Death: 246 BC Unique identifier: 79A2ED8A38A0784CB75E36113B12D450FBDF Marriage: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arsinoe I … Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes Lysimachus … Berenice Phernopherus Family with spouse Arsinoe II … Family with spouse Bilistiche … Ptolemy Andromachou Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus 309 BC–246 BC Birth: 309 BC 58 31 Death: 246 BC
father’s partner	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus Ptolemy Andromachou Bilistiche … …–… Death:
half-brother	Links Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ptolemy Andromachou …–… Death:

Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes + … …
himself	Links Birth: 282 BC 27 23 Marriage: Death: 221 BC Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Pharaoh of Egypt (221-205 BC) Ptolemy IV Philopator Pharaoh of Egypt (246-221 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes 282 BC–221 BC Birth: 282 BC 27 23 Death: 221 BC
Marriage	Marriage — —
son	Links Marriage: Death: Unique identifier: 1BCADC037ED35147ADBA703F18FA22C4BB06 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ptolemy V Epiphanes Pharaoh of Egypt (221-205 BC) Ptolemy IV Philopator …–… Death:

Events of close relatives
Birth	282 BC (-282) 27 23
Marriage	View this family yes
Marriage of parents	Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus — Arsinoe I … — View this family between 284 BC (-284) and 281 BC (-281)
Death of a maternal grandfather	Lysimachus … 281 BC (-281) Sart, Manisa Province, Aegean Region, Turkey Cause: Died at the Battle of Corupedium near Sardis, modern day Sart.
Death of a paternal grandmother	Queen of Egypt (before 279 BC) Berenice I … between 279 BC (-279) and 268 BC (-268) Egypt
Death of a mother	Arsinoe I … 247 BC (-247)
Death of a father	Pharaoh of Egypt (285-246BC) Ptolemy II Philadelphus 246 BC (-246)
Death	221 BC (-221) (aged 61 years)
Unique identifier	7F578C0D2832104FB255CA213353D24FC1C3
Last change	5 December 2011 – 23:27:14 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	Ptolemy III (282?-221 bc), called Ptolemy Euergetes ("benefactor"), King of Egypt (246-221 bc), the son of Ptolemy II. He reunited Cyrenaica and Egypt, invaded the Seleucid Kingdom of Syria to avenge the murder of his sister and her infant son,the heir to the Seleucid throne, and established Egyptian naval predominance in the Aegean Sea. Ptolemy III was a liberal patron of the arts and added to the collection of the Alexandrian library. His rule Marked the height of Egyptian power,prosperity, and wealth under the Ptolemies.

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Note

Ptolemy III (282?-221 bc), called Ptolemy Euergetes ("benefactor"), King of Egypt (246-221 bc), the son of Ptolemy II. He reunited Cyrenaica and Egypt, invaded the Seleucid Kingdom of Syria to avenge the murder of his sister and her infant son,the heir to the Seleucid throne, and established Egyptian naval predominance in the Aegean Sea. Ptolemy III was a liberal patron of the arts and added to the collection of the Alexandrian library. His rule Marked the height of Egyptian power,prosperity, and wealth under the Ptolemies.

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Media object	A coin from the time of Ptolemy III Euergetes in the British museum.
Media object	Bust of Ptolemy III Euergetes at The Louvre in Paris.