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title: Ptolemy III & Berenice II, Euergetes Gate
author: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10742/ptolemy-iii--berenice-ii-euergetes-gate/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ptolemy III & Berenice II, Euergetes Gate

_Authored by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

[Ptolemy](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ptolemy/) III and [Berenice](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Berenice/) II stand before Chonsu (their heads and feet vandalized by Christian iconoclasts) on a relief scene of the Euergetes Gate ([Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), ca. 240-220 BCE). Photo courtesy of Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Cardiff University.

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## Bibliography

- [Branko van Oppen de Ruiter. *Berenice II Euergetis.* Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, 64, pl, 3.13a.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1137494611/)
- Stefan Pfeiffer. *Herrscher- und Dynasiekulte im Ptolemäerreich.* C.H. Beck: Munich, 2008, 82-85, fig. 13.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Llewellyn-Jones, L. (2019, May 23). Ptolemy III & Berenice II, Euergetes Gate. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10742/ptolemy-iii--berenice-ii-euergetes-gate/>
### Chicago
Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd. "Ptolemy III & Berenice II, Euergetes Gate." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 23, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10742/ptolemy-iii--berenice-ii-euergetes-gate/>.
### MLA
Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd. "Ptolemy III & Berenice II, Euergetes Gate." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10742/ptolemy-iii--berenice-ii-euergetes-gate/>.

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