Philip II, Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Heritage, 282: Arsinoe accuses Agathocles, a son of Lysimachus from his earlier marriage to, Agathocles' wife Lysandra flees to Babylon to Seleucus, who sees an opportunity to expand his dominions, Arsinoe flees to Samothrace and, later, to Egypt. Following Lysimachus’s death in the battle of Corupedium in 281 bce, Arsinoe fled Ephesus for Cassandreia, where her husband had retained allies. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn. Adams and E.N. Towns were named after her in Greece, and dedications to her were made at numerous places in Greece and Egypt, notably at port cities, where she was worshipped because of the supremacy of Ptolemy’s naval forces. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Na zijn dood in de Slag bij Corupedium (281 v. Chr) in Lydië vluchtte ze naar Cassandrea en trouwde daar haar halfbroer Ptolemaeus Keraunos. ), was koningin van Thracië, en later medeheerser met haar broer Ptolemaeus II Philadelphus over Egypte.. Arsinoë II was eerst getrouwd met koning Lysimachus van Thracië, met wie ze drie zonen kreeg.Na zijn dood in de Slag bij Corupedium (281 v. Chr) in Lydië vluchtte ze naar Cassandrea en trouwde daar haar halfbroer Ptolemaeus Keraunos. The governor that Arsinoe chose for the latter city was widely reviled by its citizens as draconian and unfair. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. Her eldest son, Ptolemy, had refused to accompany her, having suspected the trap as well. Suspicious of his motivations, Arsinoe demanded a public marriage. In 285/284 bce, Ptolemy I proclaimed that his son Ptolemy II, Arsinoe’s brother, would corule until his death and then succeed him.

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Elle est successivement l'épouse de Lysimaque, de Ptolémée Kéraunos (son demi-frère) et de Ptolémée II (son fr… Toward the end of Ptolemy’s reign, a province, Al-Fayyūm, southwest of Cairo, where the king had done much land reclamation, was renamed in her honour as the Arsinoite province. In Egypte had ze de hand in de verbanning van Arsinoë I, de vrouw van haar broer Ptolemaeus II die zij vervolgens huwde. Seleucus proceeded to invade Lysimachus’s territories in 282 bce. Era hija del rey Ptolomeo I Sóter de Egipto y de Berenice. Much of Asia Minor (present-day Turkey) preferred to side with Seleucus, having backed the succession of Agathocles, so Lysimachus was unable to mount a significant opposition.

She was the daughter of Berenice I and Ptolemy I Soter, who was one of the Diadochi (“successors”) of Alexander the Great and the founder of the Macedonian (Ptolemaic) dynasty in Egypt following Alexander’s death in 323 bce.