Arsinoe III of Egypt

Arsinoe III Thea Philopator
Queen of Egypt
Born	c. 246–245 BC
Died	204 BC
Spouse	Ptolemy IV
Issue	Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Full name Arsinoe III Thea Philopator
Dynasty	Ptolemaic
Father	Ptolemy III
Mother	Berenice II

Arsinoe III Philopator (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη ἡ Φιλοπάτωρ, which means "Arsinoe the father-loving", 246 or 245 BC – 204 BC) was Queen of Egypt (220 – 204 BC). She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II.^[1]

Between late October and early November 220 BC she was married to her brother, Ptolemy IV. She took active part in the government of the country, at least in the measure that it was tolerated by the all-powerful minister Sosibius. She rode at the head of infantry and cavalry to fight Antiochus the Great at the battle of Raphia in 217 BC. She was the mother of Ptolemy V. In summer, 204 BC she was murdered in a palace coup, shortly after the death of her husband.^[2] Eratosthenes wrote a manuscript called the Arsinoe, which is lost, the subject being a memoir of the queen. It is quoted by many ancient scholars.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Arsinoe III of Egypt

16. Lagus               8. Ptolemy I Soter, Pharaoh of Egypt                       17. Arsinoe of Macedon               4. Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Pharaoh of Egypt                             18. Magas of Macedon (=26)               9. Berenice I of Egypt (=13)                       19. Antigone of Macedon (daughter of Cassander) (=27)               2. Ptolemy III Euergetes, Pharaoh of Egypt                                   20. Agathocles of Pella               10. Lysimachus, King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon                       21. Arsinoe               5. Arsinoe I                             22. Antipater, Regent of Macedonia               11. Nicaea of Macedon                       1. Arsinoe III Thea Philopator, Queen of Egypt                                         24. Amyntas               12. Philip                       6. Magas, King of Cyrenaica                             26. Magas of Macedon (=18)               13. Berenice I of Egypt (=9)                       27. Antigone of Macedon (daughter of Cassander) (=19)               3. Berenice II of Egypt                                   28. Seleucus I Nicator, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire               14. Antiochus I Soter, Basileus of the Seleucid Empire                       29. Apama (daughter of Spitamenes)               7. Apama II                             30. Demetrius I, King of Macedon               15. Stratonice of Syria                       31. Phila of Macedon (daughter of 22)

References

1. Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3.
2. Arsinoe III Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. by Chris Bennett