Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt from 246 to 222 BC. The Ptolemaic Kingdom reached the height of its military and economic power during his kingship, as initiated by his father Ptolemy II Philadelphus.... Wikipedia
Born: 284 BC, Kos, Greece
Died: 222 BC (age 62 years), Egypt
Children: Ptolemy IV Philopator, Arsinoe III of Egypt, Magas of Egypt, and more
Spouse: Berenice II of Egypt
Great grandchildren: Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Ptolemy VI Philometor, and Cleopatra II
Grandchild: Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Parents: Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe I
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