Arsinoe III of Egypt

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Arsinoe III (246 BC or 245 BC - 204 BC) was Queen of Egypt (220 - 204 BC). She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II.

Between late October and early November, 220 BC she was married to her brother, Ptolemy IV. They ruled jointly for sixteen years. In Summer, 204 BC she was murdered in a palace coup, shortly before her husband's own death.

Preceded by: Ptolemy IV

Ptolemaic Queen of Egypt with Ptolemy IV

Succeeded by: Ptolemy V

External link

• A more detailed profile of her, in a site devoted to her dynasty (http://www.geocities.com/christopherjbennett/ptolemies/arsinoe_iii.htm)

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