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Magas (Greek Mάγας; 241 BC - 221 BC) was a grandson of Magas of Cyrene, being a son of Ptolemy Euergetes (246–221 BC) and Berenice. He was put to death by his brother Ptolemy Philopator (221–204 BC), soon after the accession of the latter, at the instigation of Sosibius.[1]

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Magas of Egypt

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Magas (Greek Mάγας; 241 BC - 221 BC) was a grandson of Magas of Cyrene, being a son of Ptolemy Euergetes (246–221 BC) and Berenice. He was put to death...

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Berenice II of Egypt

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Ptolemy I's death, Magas asserted his independence and engaged in warfare with his successor Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Around 275 BCE, Magas married Apama,...

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Maga

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an Egyptian crocodile deity sired by Set Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art Maga Brahmin, a class of Indian priests Magaly (disambiguation) Magas (disambiguation)...

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Magas of Macedon

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dynasty. After Magas married Antigone, they settled in Eordaea. Antigone bore Magas a daughter, his only known child, Berenice I of Egypt. Magas had two namesakes:...

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Magas of Cyrene

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alliance to foment a pact to invade Egypt. Apama II and Magas had a daughter called Berenice II, who was their only child. Magas opened hostilities against Ptolemy...

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Berenice I of Egypt

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she became the mother of King Magas of Cyrene, Antigone, who married King Pyrrhus of Epirus; and a daughter called Theoxena. Magas dedicated an inscription...

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Lysimachus of Egypt

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(246–221 BC) and his nephew Magas of Egypt (241–221 BC), but was not much later put to death by Sosibius, the minister and guardian of Ptolemy IV Philopator...

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus

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Antiochus entered into an alliance with Magas by marrying his daughter Apama to him. Shortly thereafter, Magas invaded Egypt, marching on Alexandria, but he was...

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List of ancient Greeks

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Comedy poet Magas of Macedon – Macedonian nobleman Magas of Cyrene – King of Cyrenaica Magas of Egypt – grandson of Magas of Cyrene Marcellus of Side – physician...

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Berenice

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daughter of Ptolemy II of Egypt and wife of Seleucid monarch Antiochus II Theos Berenice II of Egypt (267 or 266 BC – 221 BC), daughter of Magas of Cyrene...

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Ptolemaic Kingdom

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polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 305 BC by the Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter, a companion of Alexander the Great...

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274 BC

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Antiochus I takes the Egyptian controlled areas in coastal Syria and southern Anatolia, after which he attacks Palestine. Magas has to stop his advance...

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Apama II

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monarch and wife of Magas. After 270 BC, Apama bore Magas a daughter called Berenice II, who would be their only known child. In 250 BC, Magas and Apama had...

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Cleopatra

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Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder...

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Ptolemy I Soter

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control of Cyprus and Cyrenaica, the latter of which was placed under the control of Ptolemy's stepson Magas. Ptolemy also had the Library of Alexandria...

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Ptolemy IV Philopator

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to support his younger brother Magas, who had held substantial military commands and was popular with the army, so Magas was scalded to death in his bath...

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Ptolemy III Euergetes

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had been intended to lead to the reunification of Egypt and Cyrene after Magas' death. However, when Magas died in 250 BC, Berenice's mother Apame refused...

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Demetrius the Fair

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historical sources as Demetrius of Cyrene, was a Hellenistic king of Cyrene, who succeeded Magas I. Demetrius was of Macedonian ancestry. He was surnamed...

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221 BC

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king of the former Qi State (d. 189 BC) Antigonus III Doson, king of Macedon from 227 BC (b. 263 BC) Berenice II, queen of Egypt, daughter of Magas, king...

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Egyptian Greeks

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ethnic Greek community from Egypt that has existed from the Hellenistic period until the aftermath of the Egyptian coup d'état of 1952, when most were forced...

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Theoxena of Syracuse

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brother called Magas and a sister called Antigone. Her father, Philip, was the son of Amyntas by an unnamed mother. Based on the implying of Plutarch (Pyrrhus...

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Theoxena of Egypt

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great-niece of the powerful Regent Antipater and she was a distant collateral relative to the Argead dynasty. Her full blooded maternal uncle was Magas of Cyrene...

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List of ancient Egyptians

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This is a list of ancient Egyptian people who have articles on Wikipedia. The list covers key ancient Egyptian individuals from the start of the first dynasty...

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Women in ancient Egypt

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wife of Ptolemy II, mother of Ptolemy III Berenice II, daughter of Magas, King of Cyrene and of Arsinoe, wife of Demetrios the Just, brother of the King...

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Antigone of Macedon

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Little is known of her life. Antigone married a Macedonian nobleman of obscure origin called Magas who was from Eordaea. Antigone and Magas lived in Eordaea...

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Ptolemy XII Auletes

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lit. 'Ptolemy the new Dionysus' c. 117 – 51 BC) was a king of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who ruled from 80 to 58 BC and then again from 55 BC until...

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Cleopatra V

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Queen of Egypt. She is the only surely attested wife of Ptolemy XII. Her only known child is Berenice IV, but she was also probably the mother of Cleopatra...

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