Ptolemy II Philadelphus

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
Ptolemaic ruler
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Septuagint_translation
gptkb:Library_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Pharos_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Museum_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:birthDate 309 BC
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kos
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:child gptkb:Lysimachus
gptkb:Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
gptkb:Berenice_Phernopherus
gptkbp:coinDepiction gptkb:Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
gptkbp:contemporaryOf gptkb:Antiochus_II_Theos
gptkb:Antigonus_II_Gonatas
gptkb:Pyrrhus_of_Epirus
gptkb:Antiochus_I_Soter
gptkb:Magas_of_Cyrene
gptkbp:deathDate 246 BC
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty
gptkbp:epithet gptkb:Philadelphus
sibling-loving
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemy II Philadelphus
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Berenice_I_of_Egypt
gptkbp:nationality Macedonian Greek
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Library_of_Alexandria
Patronage of arts and sciences
Construction of the Pharos Lighthouse
Great expansion of Alexandria
Sponsoring the translation of the Septuagint
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Apollonius_of_Rhodes
gptkb:Callimachus
gptkb:Eratosthenes
gptkb:Theocritus
gptkb:Zenodotus
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter
gptkbp:reignEnd 246 BC
gptkbp:reignStart 283 BC
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Arsinoe_II
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:First_Syrian_War
gptkb:Second_Syrian_War
gptkb:Chremonidean_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Arsinoe_II
gptkb:Arsinoe_I
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkb:Basileus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4