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Aug 22, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the second king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. He extended his power by diplomacy, developed agriculture and commerce, and patronized arts and sciences in Alexandria.
- Ptolemaic Dynasty
An increasing amount of documentary, inscriptional, and...
- Ptolemaic Dynasty
2 days ago · The Ptolemaic dynasty (/ ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪ.ɪk /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I 's father, Lagus), [ a ] was a Macedonian Greek [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
Aug 22, 2024 · Ptolemy II gave the dynasty another distinctive feature when he married his full sister, Arsinoe II, one of the most powerful and remarkable women of the Hellenistic age. They became, in effect, co-rulers, and both took the epithet Philadelphus (“Brother-Loving” and “Sister-Loving”).
2 days ago · After Zenodotus either died or retired, Ptolemy II Philadelphus appointed Apollonius of Rhodes (lived c. 295 – c. 215 BC), a native of Alexandria and a student of Callimachus, as the second head librarian of the Library of Alexandria.
Aug 22, 2024 · An increasing amount of documentary, inscriptional, and archaeological evidence from the reign of Ptolemy I’s son and successor, Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 bce), shows that the kingdom’s administration and economy underwent a thorough reorganization.
Aug 28, 2024 · However, others believe the letter is an unreliable source and instead put forth the theory that the Library of Alexandria was constructed during the reign of Ptolemy I’s successor, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, between 284 and 246 B.C.E.
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Aug 27, 2024 · "Ptolemy II Philadelphus" published on by Oxford University Press. son of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, born on Cos, first married *Lysimachus’ daughter Arsinoë I, mother to Ptolemy III, Lysimachus, and Berenice, and then his sister Arsinoë II, who brought him her Aegean possessions.
