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title: Ptolemy II
author: John Tuttle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7376/ptolemy-ii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ptolemy II

_Authored by John Tuttle_

## Image File

[![Ptolemy II](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7376.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7376.jpg)

## Image Caption

Granite statue depicting [Ptolemy II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus/). The king commissioned the statue to be made during his own reign, about 285-246 BCE. Son of [Ptolemy I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_I/) Soter, [Ptolemy](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ptolemy/) II is known in his role as king of [Ptolemaic Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Egypt/). (Vatican Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

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## Cite This Work

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Tuttle, J. (2017, October 06). Ptolemy II. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7376/ptolemy-ii/>
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Tuttle, John. "Ptolemy II." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7376/ptolemy-ii/>.
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Tuttle, John. "Ptolemy II." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7376/ptolemy-ii/>.

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