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Arsinoe III Philopator (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη ἡ Φιλοπάτωρ, which means "Arsinoe the father-loving", 246 or 245 BC – 204 BC) was Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt in 220 – 204 BC. She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II and spouse of her brother Ptolemy IV. She was the first Ptolemaic queen to bear her brother's child.
c. 204 bc. Arsinoe III (born c. 235—died c. 204 bc) was the daughter of Queen Berenice II and Ptolemy III Euergetes of Egypt, sister and wife of Ptolemy IV Philopator. Powerless to arrest the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom under her debauched husband’s rule, the popular queen was eventually murdered by the royal ministers.
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Jul 26, 2022 · It is believed that Arsinoe III led a unit of Egyptian forces that pushed their enemy back and reclaimed Syria and Phoenicia for themselves. She was such an effective leader that the rebels killed her when they came to target her husband in a palace coup.
Apr 30, 2022 · Arsinoe III Philopator (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη ἡ Φιλοπάτωρ, which means "Arsinoe the father-loving", 246 or 245 BC – 204 BC) was Queen of Egypt (220-204 BC). She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II. Between late October and early November 220 BC she was married to her brother, Ptolemy IV.
Oct 13, 2020 · The Rescue of Arsinoe, by Jacopo Tintoretto, 1555-1556. Indeed, it is this sibling squabble that brought Julius Caesar to Egypt on a trip that would become legendary in the year 48 BC… For all of the wrong reasons. It was a trip that would involve intrigue, betrayal, sex, scandal, rebellion and power.
The presence of Egyptian royal Arsinoe III greatly encouraged the troops at the battle of Raphia in the 4th Syrian War (217), in which Antiochus III the Great was defeated. The victory restored most of the Syrian coast to the Ptolemies.
Arsinoe III (c.†204 BCE): wife of Ptolemy IV Philopator, queen in the Ptolemaic Empire. Relatives. Arsinoe III. Father: Ptolemy III Euergetes. Mother: Berenice II. Husband: her brother Ptolemy IV Philopator. Son: Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Main deeds. Detail of "the apotheosis of Homer": Arsinoe III and Ptolemy IV Philopator offer a crown to the poet.
