Berenice II of Egypt
Queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and queen of Ptolemaic Egypt (246–221 BC)
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Berenice II ruled Cyrenaica solo, then Egypt alongside Ptolemy III for nearly two decades—a rare female power move in the Hellenistic world. Her hair was allegedly so famous it got its own constellation.
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Berenice II Euergetis 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.
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