Berenice II of Egypt

Berenice II of Egypt

Berenice II Euergetis (267 or 266 – 221 BCE; Greek: Βερενίκη Ευεργέτις, Berenikē Euergetis, "Berenice the Benefactress") was queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and queen of Ptolemaic Egypt from 246 to 222 BCE as the wife of Ptolemy III. She is sometimes considered co-regent of her Ptolemaic husband. She married Demetrius the Fair, thus giving him the throne of Cyrenaica, on the death of her father Magas in 250/249 BCE. After a short power struggle with her mother, Berenice married her half-cousin Ptolemy III, the third ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom. This marriage led to the re-incorporation of Cyrenaica into the Ptolemaic empire. As queen of Egypt, Berenice participated actively in government, was incorporated into the Ptolemaic state cult alongside her husband and worshipped as a goddess in her own right. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Berenice II of Egypt is the 85th most popular companion (up from 203rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Libya (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Libyan Companion.

Berenice II was the wife of Ptolemy III, and she is most famous for her hair. Her hair was so long that it reached the ground.