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Ptolemy II Philadelphus

308 BC - 246 BC

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλάδελφος, Ptolemaîos Philádelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC) was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I, the Macedonian Greek general of Alexander the Great who founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom after the death of Alexander, and Queen Berenice I, originally from Macedon. During Ptolemy II's reign, the material and literary splendour of the Alexandrian court was at its height. He promoted the Museum and Library of Alexandria. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy II Philadelphus has received more than 985,254 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Ptolemy II Philadelphus is the 627th most popular politician (up from 633rd in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Greece (up from 67th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Greek Politician.

Ptolemy II Philadelphus is most famous for being the king of Egypt in the 3rd century BC. He was the son of Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice, and the father of Ptolemy III Euergetes. He ruled for 20 years, from 285 BC to 246 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 627 out of 19,576. Before him are Yesugei, Sviatoslav I of Kiev, Anna of Russia, Frederick VIII of Denmark, John, King of England, and Handan Sultan. After him are Thutmose I, James VI and I, James Madison, Philip I of France, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 308 BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 1. After him is Hiero II of Syracuse. Among people deceased in 246 BC, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 1. After him are Antiochus II Theos, Marcus Atilius Regulus, Bion of Borysthenes, and Berenice.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 65 out of 1,024. Before him are Xanthippe (-500), Polykleitos (-450), Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), and Handan Sultan (1574). After him are Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), Isocrates (-436), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Constantine I of Greece (1868), Peleus (null), and Nikos Kazantzakis (1883).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Ptolemy II Philadelphus ranks 19. Before him are Constantine II of Greece (1940), Peisistratos (-600), Xanthippe (-500), Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), and Handan Sultan (1574). After him are Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Constantine I of Greece (1868), Peleus (null), George II of Greece (1890), and Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382).

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