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Arsinoe II

316 BC - 270 BC

Arsinoe II

Arsinoë II (Koinē Greek: Ἀρσινόη, c. 316 BC – between 270 and 268 BC) was Queen consort of Thrace, Anatolia, and Macedonia by her first and second marriage, to king Lysimachus and king Ptolemy Keraunos respectively, and then Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt by marriage to her brother, Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus. As an Egyptian queen she acquired the royal name Arsinoe Philadelphos, as well the title nswt-bjtj ("King of Upper and Lower Egypt") that may suggest she was co-ruler with her husband; the exact meaning of this elevation and whether it occurred during her life or posthumously is uncertain. After her death, Arsinoe was deified at the orders of her husband and the cult of Arsinoe Philadelphos became widespread in the Ptolemaic territories. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arsinoe II is the 199th most popular companion (down from 155th in 2019), the 141st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 129th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Companion.

Arsinoe II was the daughter of Ptolemy I and Berenice I, and the sister of Ptolemy II. She was the wife of Lysimachus and mother of Agathocles. Arsinoe II became queen of Egypt after the death of her mother.

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Among companions, Arsinoe II ranks 199 out of 784. Before her are Matilda of Ringelheim, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Matilda of Flanders, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, and Bruttia Crispina. After her are Tjuyu, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Clementia of Hungary, Joan the Lame, Marie Henriette of Austria, and Geraldine of Albania.

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Arsinoe II
COMPANION
316 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 270 BC

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Arsinoe II
COMPANION
316 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 1
Polemon
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 2
Alexis
WRITER
372 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 3
Manius Curius Dentatus
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 4

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Arsinoe II ranks 141 out of 642. Before her are Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300), Georges Moustaki (1934), Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), Anatolius of Constantinople (301), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), and Al-Suyuti (1445). After her are Claudian (370), Tjuyu (-1401), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Mohamed Salah (1992), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), and Nectanebo II (-400).

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Pope Peter I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 311
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 135
Georges Moustaki
SINGER
1934 - 2013
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 136
Al-Aziz Uthman
POLITICIAN
1171 - 1198
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 137
Anatolius of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
301 - 458
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 138
Mohamed Al-Fayed
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2023
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 139
Al-Suyuti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1445 - 1505
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 140
Arsinoe II
COMPANION
316 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 141
Claudian
WRITER
370 - 404
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 142
Tjuyu
COMPANION
1401 BC - 1370 BC
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 143
Nawal El Saadawi
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 144
Mohamed Salah
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 145
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2012
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 146
Nectanebo II
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 147