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Ptolemy II Philadelphus

308 BC - 246 BC

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλάδελφος, Ptolemaîos Philádelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC) was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I, the Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom after the death of Alexander, and Queen Berenice I, originally from Macedon. During Ptolemy II's reign, the material and literary splendour of the Alexandrian court was at its height. He promoted the Museum and Library of Alexandria. In addition to Egypt, Ptolemy's empire encompassed much of the Aegean and Levant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ptolemy II Philadelphus is the 714th most popular politician (down from 627th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 65th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Greek Politician.

Ptolemy II Philadelphus is most famous for being the king of Egypt in the 3rd century BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice, and the father of Ptolemy III Euergetes. He ruled for 20 years, from 285 BC to 246 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 714 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian VI of Denmark, Gorm the Old, Afonso I of Portugal, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, and Theodore II Laskaris. After him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Conrad III of Germany, Umberto I of Italy, Viktor Yushchenko, Xerxes II of Persia, and Georgi Dimitrov.

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Among people born in 308 BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 1. After him is Hiero II of Syracuse. Among people deceased in 246 BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 1. After him are Antiochus II Theos, Marcus Atilius Regulus, Berenice, and Bion of Borysthenes.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 62 out of 1,024. Before him are Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Vangelis (1943), Polybius (-208), Xanthippe (-500), Constantine II of Greece (1940), and Pope Eleutherius (171). After him are Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), Pyrrho (-365), Polykleitos (-450), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), and Epaminondas (-418).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 18. Before him are Peisistratos (-600), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Alcibiades (-450), Irene of Athens (752), Xanthippe (-500), and Constantine II of Greece (1940). After him are Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), Epaminondas (-418), Constantine I of Greece (1868), George II of Greece (1890), Peleus (null), and Galla Placidia (388).

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