Description: Arsinoe III, wife of Ptolemy IV. 51-30 BC. PTOLEMAIC KINGS of EGYPT. , NGC Ch F.Arsinoe III Philopator(Ancient Greek: , which means "Arsinoe the father-loving", 246 or 245 BC 204 BC) was Queen ofPtolemaic Egyptin 220 204 BC. She was a daughter ofPtolemy IIIandBerenice II. She was the first Ptolemaic queen to bear her brother's child. Arsinoe and her spousePtolemy IVwere loved and well respected by the Egyptian public.Between late October and early November 220 BC, she was married to her younger brother,Ptolemy IV. She took an active part in the government of the country, at least in the measure that it was tolerated by the all-powerful ministerSosibius. In 217 BC, she accompaniedPtolemy IValong with 55,000 troops at theBattle of RaphiainPalestineagainstAntiochus the Greatwith 68,000 troops. Arsinoe may have commanded a section of the infantry phalanx. Both sides employed cavalry, elephants, and specialized troops such as archers, as well as traditional Macedonian phalanx. When the battle went poorly, she appeared before the troops and exhorted them to fight to defend their families. She also promised twominasof gold to each of them if they won the battle, which they did. In summer, 204 BC, Ptolemy IV died. His two leading favorites,AgathoclesandSosibius, fearing that Arsinoe would secure the regency, had her murdered in a palace coupbefore she heard of her husband's death, thereby securing the regency for themselves.Eratostheneswrote a manuscript called the Arsinoe, which is lost, the subject being a memoir of the queen. It is quoted by many ancient scholars. Portraits of her likeness are also rare, but do exist in the forms of a bust of marble,and another of bronze.
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Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Year: 51 BC
Era: Ancient
Country/Region of Manufacture: Egypt
Certification: NGC
