Euergetes II
E484947
Euergetes II is the regnal epithet of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt in the 2nd century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euergetes II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4989159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euergetes II Context triple: [Ptolemy VIII Physcon, nickname, Euergetes II]
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A.
Leotychidas II
Leotychidas II was a Spartan king of the Eurypontid dynasty best known for leading the Greek fleet to victory against the Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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B.
Heliocles II
Heliocles II was a lesser-known Indo-Greek king who ruled parts of northwestern South Asia during the Hellenistic period, primarily known through his coinage and fragmentary historical references.
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C.
Eumenes II
Eumenes II was a Hellenistic king of Pergamon in the 2nd century BCE, noted for expanding his kingdom’s power and transforming Pergamon into a major cultural and artistic center.
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D.
Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius I Soter was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for reclaiming the throne from usurpers and briefly restoring the strength of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom.
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E.
Attalus III
Attalus III was the last king of Pergamon, known for bequeathing his prosperous kingdom to the Roman Republic upon his death in 133 BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euergetes II Target entity description: Euergetes II is the regnal epithet of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt in the 2nd century BCE.
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A.
Leotychidas II
Leotychidas II was a Spartan king of the Eurypontid dynasty best known for leading the Greek fleet to victory against the Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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B.
Heliocles II
Heliocles II was a lesser-known Indo-Greek king who ruled parts of northwestern South Asia during the Hellenistic period, primarily known through his coinage and fragmentary historical references.
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C.
Eumenes II
Eumenes II was a Hellenistic king of Pergamon in the 2nd century BCE, noted for expanding his kingdom’s power and transforming Pergamon into a major cultural and artistic center.
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D.
Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius I Soter was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for reclaiming the throne from usurpers and briefly restoring the strength of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom.
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E.
Attalus III
Attalus III was the last king of Pergamon, known for bequeathing his prosperous kingdom to the Roman Republic upon his death in 133 BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
ⓘ
Ptolemaic king ⓘ pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alexandria ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Alexandria ⓘ |
| centuryRuled | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| conflict | civil war with Cleopatra II ⓘ |
| coRulerWith |
Cleopatra II
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra II of Egypt
Cleopatra III ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra III of Egypt
|
| countryRuled |
Ptolemaic Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Ptolemaic Kingdom
|
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alexandria ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Ptolemaic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagid dynasty
|
| epithet | Physcon ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy V Epiphanes ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ptolemaic dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Lagid dynasty
|
| mother | Cleopatra I Syra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex co-regencies with Cleopatra II and Cleopatra III
ⓘ
internal dynastic conflicts ⓘ persecutions of intellectuals in Alexandria ⓘ |
| policy | favoring native Egyptian elements against Alexandrian elites ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | client king of Rome at times ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ptolemy VI Philometor ⓘ |
| regnalName | Euergetes II ⓘ |
| reignPeriod |
145 BCE–116 BCE
ⓘ
170 BCE–163 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Ancient Egyptian religion
ⓘ
Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Lagid house ⓘ |
| ruledCity | Alexandria ⓘ |
| ruledRegion | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cleopatra II
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra II of Egypt
Ptolemy VI Philometor ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cleopatra II
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra II of Egypt
Cleopatra III ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra III of Egypt
|
| successor |
Cleopatra III
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleopatra III of Egypt
Ptolemy IX Lathyros ⓘ |
| title |
Basileus
ⓘ
King of Egypt ⓘ
linked to:
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
Pharaoh ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Euergetes
ⓘ
Neos Dionysos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Euergetes II Description of subject: Euergetes II is the regnal epithet of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt in the 2nd century BCE.
Referenced by (2)
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