Berenice II of Egypt

Berenice II of Egypt

Berenice II Euergetis (267 or 266 – 221 BCE; Greek: Βερενίκη Ευεργέτις, Berenikē Euergetis, "Berenice the Benefactress") was queen regnant of Cyrenaica from 258 to 246 BCE and co-regent queen of Ptolemaic Egypt from 246 to 222 BCE as the wife of Ptolemy III. She married Demetrius, thus giving him the throne of Cyrenaica, on the death of her father Magas in 250/249 BCE. After a short power struggle with her mother, Berenice married her half-cousin Ptolemy III, the third ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom. This marriage led to the re-incorporation of Cyrenaica into the Ptolemaic empire. As queen of Egypt, Berenice participated actively in government, was incorporated into the Ptolemaic state cult alongside her husband and worshipped as a goddess in her own right. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Berenice II of Egypt has received more than 184,901 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Berenice II of Egypt is the 203rd most popular companion (down from 201st in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Libya and the most popular Libyan Companion.

Berenice II was the wife of Ptolemy III, and she is most famous for her hair. Her hair was so long that it reached the ground.