Arsinoe III Thea Philopator | |||||
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Queen consort of Egypt[a] | |||||
Tenure | 220–204 BC[1] | ||||
Born | c. 246–245 BC | ||||
Died | 204 BC | ||||
Spouse | Ptolemy IV | ||||
Issue | Ptolemy V Epiphanes | ||||
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Dynasty | Ptolemaic | ||||
Father | Ptolemy III | ||||
Mother | Berenice II |
Arsinoe III Philopator (Ancient Greek: Ἀρσινόη ἡ Φιλοπάτωρ, Arsinóē hē Philopátо̄r, meaning "Arsinoe the father-loving", 246 or 245 BC – 204 BC) was Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt in 220 – 204 BC. She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II and spouse of her brother Ptolemy IV, possibly co-ruler.[2][a] She was the first Ptolemaic queen to bear her brother's child.[5]
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Arsinoe III was Queen of Egypt from 220–204 BCE,