Arsinoë II (regina Aegypti)

Arsinoe II (Graece Ἀρσινόη), regina Aegypti, fuit filia Ptolemaei I regis et Berenicae uxoris eius. Circa annum 300 a.C.n. regi Thraciae Lysimacho nupsit, et post eius mortem (anno 281) fratri suo Ptolemaeo Cerauno; quo anno 279 mortuo, Arsinoe in Aegyptum venit. Hic celeriter favorem fratris, rex Ptolemaeus II sui adepta ei ante annum 274 nupsit, postquam uxorem suam, Arsinoen I, in exilium misit. Fuit ter Olympionica (auriga, quadriga equorum, quadriga pullorum) anno seu 276 seu 272 a.C.n..^[1] Anno 270 aut 268 mortua est.^[2]

Ptolemaeus II divae Arsinoae sacra obfert (Regale Museum Ontariense)

Vide etiam paginam discretivam: Arsinoe.

Ptolemaeus II et Arsinoe II, in nummo aureo cum litteris Graecae "ΑΔΕΛΦΟΝ" quod proles eorundem parentum signat.

Notae

1. Posidippus, Hippica AB 78, 88; Egyptian Royal Genealogy (vide notam 16.1)
2. H. Cadell, "A quelle date Arsinoé II Philadelphe est-elle décédée?" in H. Melaerts, ed., Le culte du souverain dans l'Egypte ptolémaique au IIIe siècle avant notre ère (Lovanii, 1998) pp. 1-3

Bibliographia

• Sheila L. Ager, "The Power of Excess: Royal Incest and the Ptolemaic Dynasty" in Anthropologica vol. 48 (2006) pp. 165-186
• S. M. Burstein, "Arsinoe II Philadelphus: a revisionist view" in W. L. Adams, E. N. Borza, edd., Philip II, Alexander the Great and the Macedonian heritage (Washingtoniae, 1982) pp. 197-212
• E. D. Carney, "Arsinoë before she was Philadelphus" in The Ancient History Bulletin vol. 8 (1994) pp. 123-131
• E. D. Carney, Arsinoë of Egypt and Macedon: a royal life. Novi Eboraci, 2013
• Hans Hauben, "Arsinoé II et la politique extérieure de l'Égypte" in Edmond van't Dack et al., edd., Egypt and the Hellenistic world: proceedings of the international colloquium, Leuven 24-26 may 1982 (Lovanii, 1983) pp. 99-127
• G. Longega, Arsinoe II. Romae: L'Erma di Bretschneider, 1968
• Sabine Müller, Das hellenistische Herrscherpaar in der medialen Repräsentation. Ptolemaios II. und Arsinoë II.. Berolini, 2009
• Jan Quaegebeur, "Documents concerning a cult of Arsinoe Philadelphos at Memphis" in Journal of Near Eastern Studies vol. 30 (1971) pp. 239-270
• Jan Quaegebeur, "Ptolémée II en adoration devant Arsinoé II divinisée" in Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale vol. 69 (1971) pp. 191-217
• Jan Quaegebeur, "Documents égyptiens anciens et nouveaux relatifs à Arsinoé Philadelphe" in Henri Melaerts, ed., Le culte du souverain dans l'Egypte ptolémaïque au IIIe siècle avant notre ère: actes du colloque international, Bruxelles, 10 mai 1995 (Lovanii, 1998) pp. 73-108
• "Arsinoe. 2" in Gulielmus Smith (1844–1849). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology [📖]. Londinii: Taylor & Walton vol. 1 p. 366
• Dorothy Burr Thompson, "A Portrait of Arsinoe Philadelphos" in American Journal of Archaeology vol. 59 (1955) pp. 199-206

Nexus externi

• Arsinoe II apud Egyptian Royal Genealogy
• Arsinoe II apud livius.org