Philoteria

Philoteria was a city in ancient Palestine, specifically within the region of Philistia. Philistia was a land located on the Mediterranean Sea coast in the southwestern part of ancient Palestine. During the Hellenistic Age, following the death of Alexander the Great, Palestine became part of the Ptolemaic kingdom, ruled by Ptolemy I Soter. Several cities were renamed with Ptolemaic dynastic names, including Philoteria, though it's often believed these were renamings of existing cities rather than new foundations. The Ptolemies ruled Egypt and its surrounding territories, including Palestine, for approximately 300 years before Palestine eventually became part of the Seleucid kingdom around 200 BCE.12