Arsinoe III

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Arsinoe III was a queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, known for co-ruling with her brother-husband Ptolemy IV and for her involvement in the Battle of Raphia against the Seleucid Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler
Ptolemaic queen
associatedWith Ptolemaic court in Alexandria
associatedWithCity Alexandria NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 246 BC
coRulerWith Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED
country Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
culture Hellenistic Greek
deathCause assassination
deathDate 204 BC
deathPlace Alexandria NERFINISHED
dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED
era Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
ethnicity Macedonian Greek
father Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED
grandfather Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED
grandmother Arsinoe II NERFINISHED
hasRoyalStyle Basilissa (queen) NERFINISHED
house Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED
knownFor being murdered after Ptolemy IV’s death
co-ruling with Ptolemy IV
involvement in the Battle of Raphia
language Greek
mother Berenice II NERFINISHED
notableEvent assassination ordered by courtiers after Ptolemy IV’s death
opponentInBattleOfRaphia Antiochus III the Great NERFINISHED
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED
parentOf Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED
participatedIn Battle of Raphia NERFINISHED
placeOfBurial Alexandria NERFINISHED
predecessorAsQueen Berenice II NERFINISHED
realm Cyprus NERFINISHED
Cyrenaica NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
reignEnd 204 BC
reignStart 222 BC
religion Ancient Greek religion NERFINISHED
sibling Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED
spouse Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED
successorAsQueen Cleopatra I Syra NERFINISHED
supportedArmyAt Battle of Raphia NERFINISHED
title Queen consort of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Queen of Egypt

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Ptolemy III Euergetes child Arsinoe III
Ptolemy V Epiphanes mother Arsinoe III
Ptolemy IV Philopator spouse Arsinoe III