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Facts

Born 308 BCE • Cos • Greece
Died 246 BCE
Title / Office king (285BC-246BC), Egypt
Notable Family Members spouse Arsinoe I • spouse Arsinoe II • daughter Berenice
Role In Chremonidean War • Syrian Wars

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Necho II
king of Egypt
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Ramses II
Ramses II
king of Egypt
Map showing the extent of the Ancient Egyptian Empire during the New Kingdom period of Thutmose III, highlighted in orange, covering Egypt, the Nile River valley, Sinai, and stretching northeast through Palestine, Phoenicia, and Syria. The map also marks the Fertile Crescent and neighboring regions such as Assyria and Babylonia in pink, with key cities and geographic features labeled.
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Sesostris I
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