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Euergetes (Ancient Greek: Εὐεργέτης, Euergétēs), meaning "the Benefactor" (from ευ-, "good", + εργετης, "doer, worker"), was an epithet, an honoring title, given to various benefactors. Euergetism (literally "doing good deeds") was the practice of high-status and wealthy individuals distributing part of their wealth to the community. For example,

  • Archelaus I of Macedon supplied wood to Athens, taking the titles of proxenos and euergetes in 407/6 BC.
  • Diogenes Euergetes a Macedonian commander who was named euergetes by the Athenians.[1]
  • Antigonus III Doson, king of Macedon from 229-221 BC, was called Euergetes.[2]

The title was given to several Hellenistic monarchs:

  • Alexander I Theopator Euergetes, Seleucid king, reigned 150-145 BC
  • Antiochus VII Euergetes, Seleucid king, reigned 138–129 BC
  • Attalus III Philometor Euergetes, king of Pergamon, reigned 138–133 BC
  • Mithridates V Euergetes, king of Pontus, reigned 150–120 BC
  • Nicomedes III Euergetes, king of Bithynia, reigned 127–94 BC
  • Ptolemy III Euergetes, king of Egypt, reigned 246–222 BC
  • Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, king of Egypt, reigned 169–164, 144–132, 126–116 BC
  • Telephos Euergetes, Indo-Greek ruler, reigned 75–70 BC
  • Tiraios I Euergetes, king of Characene, reigned 95/94-90/89 BC
  • Demetrius III Theos Philopator Soter Philometor Euergetes Callinicus, Seleucid king, reigned 96–87 BC

The feminine form Euergetis (Εὐεργέτις) was also used:

  • Cleopatra Euergetis, queen of Egypt, reigned 142–131, 127–101 BC
  1. ^ Oikonomides, Al. N. (1982). "The Cult of Diogenes "Euergetes" in Ancient Athens". Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. 45: 118–120. ISSN 0084-5388.
  2. ^ Titus Livius (Livy), The History of Rome, Book 40, note 1

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