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'''Ptolemy III Euergetes''' was King of Egypt, from 246 BCE to 222 BCE.
*DICTIONARY: see [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]]
*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Ptolemy III Euergetes (sources)]]


==Overview==
Ptolemy III Euergetes, the eldest son and successor of [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]], was the third ruler of the [[Ptolemaic Kings|Ptolemaic dynasty]].


He married [[Berenice II]].
'''List of scholarly and fictional works on [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]] (in chronological order).'''


He fought successfully against the Seleucids in the so-called Third Syrian War.
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Ptolemy III was succeeded by his son [[Ptolemy IV Philopator]].
 
====Ptolemy III Euergetes and the Jews====
As king of Egypt, Ptolemy III ruled over the land of Israel.
 
No event is recorded in his relation with the Jews, either in Jerusalem or Alexandria.
 
==Ptolemy III Euergetes in Second Temple sources==
Ptolemy III is not mentioned by Josephus, and only alluded in the Book of Daniel (9:7-9).
 
==Ptolemy III Euergetes in Scholarship==
 
==Ptolemy III Euergetes in Fiction==
 
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==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_III_Euergetes Wikipedia]
 
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