Ptolemaios Philadelphos

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Ptolemaios Philadelphos is the Greek regnal name of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the Hellenistic king who ruled Egypt during the 3rd century BCE and significantly developed the Ptolemaic Kingdom and its cultural institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic monarch
Ptolemaic ruler
human
king of Egypt
associatedWith Library of Alexandria
Mouseion of Alexandria
linked to: Mouseion

Ptolemaic administration of Egypt
birthPlace Kos
capital Alexandria
child Berenice Syra
Lysimachus (son of Ptolemy II)
Ptolemy III Euergetes
countryRuled Egypt
Ptolemaic Kingdom
culture Greek
Hellenistic
era Hellenistic period
ethnicity Macedonian Greek
father Ptolemy I Soter
follows Ptolemy I Soter
governmentForm Hellenistic monarchy
hasDynasticName Ptolemaios
hasEpithet Philadelphos
Philadelphus
hasGivenName Ptolemy
hasRegnalName Ptolemy II Philadelphus
knownForPolicy diplomatic marriages with other Hellenistic dynasties
naval expansion in the eastern Mediterranean
language Ancient Greek
memberOfDynasty Ptolemaic dynasty
linked to: Lagid dynasty
mother Berenice I of Egypt
notableFor development of Alexandria as a cultural center
expansion of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
patronage of the Library of Alexandria
promotion of Greek culture in Egypt
support of the Mouseion of Alexandria
precedes Ptolemy III Euergetes
regionRuled Cyrenaica
Egypt
parts of the Levant
religion Ancient Greek religion
ruledInCentury 3rd century BCE
sibling Arsinoe II
spouse Arsinoe I
Arsinoe II
title Basileus of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Pharaoh of Egypt
usesScript Greek alphabet

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus regnalName Ptolemaios Philadelphos
Ptolemaios Philadelphos hasDynasticName Ptolemaios
linked to: Ptolemaios Philadelphos
Πύρρος ήτανΣύγχρονοςΜε Πτολεμαίος Β΄ Φιλάδελφος
linked to: Ptolemaios Philadelphos