Euergetes II

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Euergetes II is the regnal epithet of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt in the 2nd century BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler
Ptolemaic king
pharaoh of Egypt
birthPlace Alexandria NERFINISHED
burialPlace Alexandria NERFINISHED
centuryRuled 2nd century BCE
conflict civil war with Cleopatra II
coRulerWith Cleopatra II NERFINISHED
Cleopatra III NERFINISHED
countryRuled Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED
culture Hellenistic Greek
deathPlace Alexandria NERFINISHED
dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED
epithet Physcon NERFINISHED
era Hellenistic period
father Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED
languageUsed Greek
memberOf Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED
mother Cleopatra I Syra NERFINISHED
notableFor complex co-regencies with Cleopatra II and Cleopatra III
internal dynastic conflicts
persecutions of intellectuals in Alexandria
policy favoring native Egyptian elements against Alexandrian elites
politicalStatus client king of Rome at times
predecessor Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED
regnalName Euergetes II NERFINISHED
reignPeriod 145 BCE–116 BCE
170 BCE–163 BCE
religion Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED
Greek polytheism
royalHouse Lagid house NERFINISHED
ruledCity Alexandria NERFINISHED
ruledRegion Cyrenaica NERFINISHED
sibling Cleopatra II NERFINISHED
Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED
spouse Cleopatra II NERFINISHED
Cleopatra III NERFINISHED
successor Cleopatra III NERFINISHED
Ptolemy IX Lathyros NERFINISHED
title Basileus
King of Egypt NERFINISHED
Pharaoh NERFINISHED
usedTitle Euergetes NERFINISHED
Neos Dionysos NERFINISHED

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Ptolemy VIII Physcon nickname Euergetes II