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Arsinoe III of Egypt
Arsinoe III (246 BC or 245 BC - 204 BC) was Queen of Egypt ( 220 - 204 BC. She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II.
Between late October and early November, 220 BC she was married to her brother, Ptolemy IV. They ruled jointly for sixteen years. In Summer, 204 BC she was murdered in a palace coup, shortly before her husband's own death.
| Preceded by: Ptolemy IV | Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt with Ptolemy IV | Succeeded by: Ptolemy V |
External link
- A more detailed profile of her, in a site devoted to her dynastie:http://www.geocities.com/christopherjbennett/ptolemies/arsinoe_iii.htm
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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