Ptolemy III Euergetes

Ptolemy III Euergetes

Ptolemy III Euergetes (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης, romanized: Ptolemaios Euergetes, "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 306,583 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Ptolemy III Euergetes is the 737th most popular politician (up from 1,085th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Greece (up from 93rd in 2019) and the 23rd 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.