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Ptolemy III Euergetes

284 BC - 222 BC

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Ptolemy III Euergetes (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης, romanized: Ptolemaîos Euergétēs, "Ptolemy the Benefactor"; c. 280 – November/December 222 BC) was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt from 246 to 222 BC. The Ptolemaic Kingdom reached the height of its military and economic power during his kingship, as initiated by his father Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Ptolemy III was the eldest son of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe I. When Ptolemy III was young, his mother was disgraced and he was removed from the succession. He was restored as heir to the throne in the late 250s BC and succeeded his father as king without issue in 246 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy III Euergetes has received more than 384,939 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Ptolemy III Euergetes is the 647th most popular politician (up from 730th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Greece (up from 76th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Greek Politician.

Ptolemy III Euergetes is most famous for his military campaigns against the Seleucid Empire and his victory in the battle of Raphia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy III Euergetes ranks 647 out of 19,576. Before him are Abd al-Rahman I, Gaiseric, Ehud Barak, Farouk of Egypt, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, and Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Louis, Dauphin of France, Hassan Rouhani, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Georgi Dimitrov, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and Albert I of Belgium.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 284 BC, Ptolemy III Euergetes ranks 1. After him is Ctesibius. Among people deceased in 222 BC, Ptolemy III Euergetes ranks 1. After him are Eucleidas, and Song Yu.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ptolemy III Euergetes ranks 66 out of 1,024. Before him are Polykleitos (-450), Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Handan Sultan (1574), and Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308). After him are Isocrates (-436), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Constantine I of Greece (1868), Peleus (null), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), and Nana Mouskouri (1934).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Ptolemy III Euergetes ranks 20. Before him are Peisistratos (-600), Xanthippe (-500), Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), Handan Sultan (1574), and Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308). After him are Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Constantine I of Greece (1868), Peleus (null), George II of Greece (1890), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), and Philip III of Macedon (-359).

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