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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsinoe_III_of_EgyptBetween late October and early November, 220 BC she was marriedto her brother, Ptolemy IV. They ruled jointly for sixteenyears. In Summer, 204 BC she was murdered in a palace coup,shortly before her husband's own death. -------------http://wprobably born between November 246 and June 2453,probably declared princess (basilissa) at birth4, married herbrother Ptolemy IV, king of Egypt, in before Thoth Year 3 = 17October - 15 November 2205, by whom she had one child, PtolemyV6, incorporated in the dynastic cult with Ptolemy IV in Year 7(Mac.) = 216/5 as the Fatherloving Gods, Qeoi FilopatwreV7,possibly repudiated by Ptolemy IV late summer 2048, probablydied late summer 204, allegedly murdered by Philammon as anagent for Sosibius, or by Ptolemy IV himself, possibly burnt todeath in a palace fire9, and posthumously honoured from PtolemyV year 7 = 199/8 onwards by a priestess in the dynastic cult atAlexandria10.[1] PP VI 14492. There is some confusion about her name. Thefact that Arsinoe was her birth-name is proven by the inclusionof this name amongst the children of Ptolemy III listed in theexedra of Thermos (IG IX, I, I2, 56d). Livy 37.3 calls herCleopatra (PP VI 14514), which is explicable as this was thestandard name assumed by queens of the later dynasty. Morepuzzlingly, Justin 30.1 calls her Eurydice (PP VI 14510). Eventhough Justin has a well-deserved reputation for carelessness,the reason for this apparent mistake is not obvious, since thereis no prominent Eurydice in the period and it is a name of nolegitimising significance for the dynasty. Ý[2] Polybius 15.25.2. Paternity is confirmed by the exedra ofThermos (IG IX, I2, 56d). Ý[3] See discussion under her brother Magas. Ý[4] She has this title on the exedra of Thermos, and accordingto the Decree of Canopus (OGIS 56) her sister Berenice, who alsohas the title on the exedra, received it at birth. Since thepresence of Berenice on the exedra shows that it was erectedbefore or very shortly after Berenice's death in March 238,Arsinoe was at most a few years old at that time. Therefore itis almost certain that she too received the title at birth. Ý[5] pdem. Vatic. 2037B, wherein the rulers are already referredto as "the father-loving gods". This reference used to beconsidered an error for "the father-loving god" made by theoriginal editor, A Mai (Catalogo de' papiri egiziani dellaBiblioteca Vaticana 24(e)). It was generally held that thecouple were not married at the time of the battle of Raphia, 10Pachon Year 5 = 22 June 217, since Polybius 5.83 and IIIMaccabees 1.1 describe her simply as his "sister" in theiraccounts of the battle, but that they married shortlythereafter, since she is described in the Raphia Decree as hisqueen. This decree (see E. R. Bevan, The House of Ptolemy 388)is dated 1 Phaophi year 6 = 15 November 217. However, steleVienna 153 records the death of the High Priest of Ptah Amenhoron 26 Pharmouthi Year 5 = 8 June 217, and gives him, inter alia,the title "priest of the father-loving gods" -- see J.Quaegebeur (JNES 30 (1971) 239, 248 n. 60). E. Lanciers, AfP 34(1988) 27, pointed out that this effectively rehabilitated Mai'sreading. Ý[6] Justin 30.2 (calling her "Eurydice"). Ý[7] See discussion under Ptolemy IV. Ý[8] John of Antioch (FGrH IV 558 F54). Ý[9] Polybius 15.25.2. Justin 30.1. See discussion of the deathof Ptolemy IV. Ý[10] For a list of the priestesses of Arsinoe Philopator asknown in 1983, see W. Clarysse & G. van der Veken, The EponymousPriests of Ptolemaic Egypt. Unlike the canephore and athlophore,to both of whom she was inferior in status, the priestess had nospecial title, and the appointment was not changed annually. Ýww.geocities.com/christopherjbennett/ptolemies/arsinoe_iii.htm---------------http://www.brinkfamily.net/tree/p154.htm#i7689Arsinoe III (b. c. 235--d. c. 204 BC), daughter of QueenBerenice II and Ptolemy III Euergetes of Egypt, sister and wifeof Ptolemy IV Philopator. Powerless to arrest the decline of thePtolemaic kingdom under her debauched husband's rule, thepopular queen was eventually murdered by the royal ministers. In217 Arsinoe accompanied her brother to Raphia in Palestine,reputedly encouraging the Egyptian troops before theirvictorious encounter withthe army of the Middle Eastern Seleucidkingdom. Married to Ptolemy afterthe battle, she gave birth tothe future Ptolemy V Epiphanes about 210. Thereafter she wassequestered in the palace, while Ptolemy's depraved male andfemale favourites ruined both king and government. AlthoughArsinoe apparently disapproved of the sordid state of the court,she was unable to exert any influence. Ptolemy IV Philopatordied in 205, and hisministers, fearing retribution from Arsinoe,arranged her murder about ayear later. Neither the king's northe queen's death was announced until the child Ptolemy had beenenthroned. Arsinoe had attained some popularity, and riotingfollowed the news of her assassination.[Encyclopædia BritannicaCD '97, ARSINOE III]1
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