Family:
Marriage:
Children:
- Ptolemy IV Philopator King Of Egypt Birth: Abt May 244 BC
Death: 204 BC
- Bernice Birth: Abt Jan 239 BC
Death: Before 3 Mar 238 BC
- Magas Birth: Abt Nov 241 BC
Death: Abt 222 BC
- Alexander Birth: Abt Sep 242 BC
Death: Before 221 BC
- Lysimachus Birth: 243 BC
Death: Before 221 BC
- Arsinoe III Birth: Abt 246 BC
Bibliography
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Bennett, Chris, Egyptian Royal Genealogy - Ptolemaic Dynasty, 2005. Available at http://www.geocities.com/christopherjbennett/ptolemies/ptolemaic_contents.htm, visited 5/12/2005. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies .*].
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Dodson, Aiden, and Dylan Hilton, Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. MCL 932 Dod. Available at http://archive.org/details/AidanDodsonTheCompleteRoyalFamiliesOfAncientEgypt Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Dodson Egypt p[0-9]*].
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Settipani, Christian, Nos Ancetres de L'Antiquite, Etudes des possibilites de liens genealogiques entre les familles de l'Antiquite. Paris: Editions Christian, 1991. NYPL #ARB-93-7430. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Settipani LGA p[0-9]*].
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Wagner, Anthony, Pedigree and Progress, Essays in the Genealogical Interpretation of History, London, Philmore, 1975. Rutgers Alex CS4.W33. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #[0-9]*].
Sources for birth and parent Information
- date:
- abt 285-275 BC, official birthday Dios 5 (Mac) [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies
Ptolemy-iii],
- parents:
- [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Genealogy-full, Bennett Ptolemies
Genealogy-summary, Dodson Egypt p266, Settipani LGA p107, Wagner
PedigreeProgress #10]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- 221 BC [Ref: Settipani LGA p107]
- 222 BC [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Genealogy-summary, Dodson Egypt p293]
- between 1 Thoth (Eg) = 18 Oct and 15 Hathyr (Eg) = 31 Dec 222 BC [Ref:
Bennett Ptolemies Ptolemy-iii]
Sources with Information about marriage to Berenice II
- date:
- [Ref: Dodson Egypt p275]
- early 246 BC, as second marriage of Berenice [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies
Berenice-ii]
- second marriage of Bernice [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Genealogy-full],
- names:
- [Ref: Wagner PedigreeProgress #11],
- child:
- [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Genealogy-full, Bennett Ptolemies
Genealogy-summary, Dodson Egypt p266, Settipani LGA p107, Wagner
PedigreeProgress #10]
Research Notes:
246-221 BC: King of Egypt [Ref: Settipani LGA p107, Wagner PedigreeProgress
#10]
246-222 BC: King of Egypt [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies Genealogy-summary, Dodson
Egypt p293]
Jan 28 246 BC: succeeded Ptolemy II, probably Dios 25 (Mac) = 28 Jan 246 [Ref:
Bennett Ptolemies Ptolemy-iii]
early 245 BC: possibly briefly Great King of Babylon [Ref: Bennett Ptolemies
Ptolemy-iii]
incorporated in the dynastic cult with Berenice II between Artemisios year 4
(Mac) = 7 Jul 244 and 30 Epheiph year 5 (Eg) = 17 Sep 243 [Ref: Bennett
Ptolemies Ptolemy-iii]
Pedigree of Ptolemy III Euergetes Tryphon King Of Egypt
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Lagus
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Ptolemy I Soter King Of Egypt
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Amyntas I King Of Macedonia
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Alexander I King Of Macedonia
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Amyntas Prince Of Macedonia
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Balekros Prince Of Macedonia
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Maleagros
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Arsinoe
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus King Of Egypt
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Magas
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Berenike
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Iolaos Prince Of Macedonia
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Kassandros
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Antigone
Ptolemy III Euergetes Tryphon King Of Egypt
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Lysimachos King Of Thrace
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Arsinoe
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Iolaos Prince Of Macedonia
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Antipater Regent Of Macedonia
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Nikaia
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