Ptolemy III Euergetes
Egyptian pharaoh
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The pharaoh who nearly broke the Seleucid empire in one campaign, then had to rush home to put down a rebellion. Under him, Ptolemaic Egypt hit its apex — then the long slide began with his son.
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Ptolemy III was born around 280 BC, eldest son of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe I. His mother's fall from grace cost him the succession in his youth, but he was restored as heir in the late 250s and took the throne without contest in 246 BC. He married Berenice II of Cyrenaica on his accession, folding her kingdom into Ptolemaic control. In the Third Syrian War (246–241 BC) he invaded Seleucid territory and won a near-total victory, only to abandon the campaign when revolt erupted back in Egypt. The aftermath pushed him closer to the Egyptian priesthood — the Canopus decree of 238 BC formalized the a…
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