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**Married Arsinoe I, then Arsinoe II Philadelphus
**Married Arsinoe I, then Arsinoe II Philadelphus
**Ruled jointly with Ptolemy the Son (267 BC-259 BCE)
**Ruled jointly with Ptolemy the Son (267 BC-259 BCE)
**According to the Letter of Ariseas, commissioned the Greek translation of the Torah (the so-called [[Septuagint]])
**According to the Letter of Aristeas (and Josephus), commissioned the Greek translation of the Torah (the so-called [[Septuagint]])


*[[Ptolemy III Euergetes]], 246-221 BCE
*[[Ptolemy III Euergetes]], 246-221 BCE

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Ptolemaic Kings reigned in the 3rd century over Judea.

List of Ptolemaic Kings, and years in office

< Alexander the Great >

  • Ptolemy I Soter, 303-285 BCE
    • Married first (probably) Thaïs, secondly Artakama, thirdly Eurydice and finally Berenice I
    • Took control of the land of Israel, around 301 BCE
  • Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 285-246 BCE
    • Married Arsinoe I, then Arsinoe II Philadelphus
    • Ruled jointly with Ptolemy the Son (267 BC-259 BCE)
    • According to the Letter of Aristeas (and Josephus), commissioned the Greek translation of the Torah (the so-called Septuagint)

< Seleucid Kings >

Ptolemaic Kings in ancient sources

Ptolemaic Kings in Scholarship

Ptolemaic Kings in Fiction

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