Arsinoe II Philadelphus
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- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Mythology, Folklore
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Legends, Myths
- Curriculum: Women’s History, African History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Hellenistic queen{$I[g]Alexandria;Arsinoe II Philadelphus} A thrice-married queen, respectively of Thrace, Macedonia, and Egypt, Arsinoe was one of the first women in the ancient Mediterranean region to be deified within her lifetime.
Early Life
Arsinoe II Philadelphus (ar-SIH-no-ay fil-uh-DEHL-fuhs), the daughter of Ptolemy Soter and Berenice, was married about 300-299 b.c.e. by her father to one of Alexander the Great’s generals, Lysimachus, who had become king of Thrace (r. 323-281), northern Asia Minor (r. 301-281), and Macedonia...
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