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Theoxena of Egypt, the Glossary

Theoxena, also known as Theoxena the Younger to distinguish her from her mother (Θεόξενα., flourished possibly late second half of 4th century BC and first half of 3rd century BC), was a Syracusan Greek Princess of Magna Graecia and was a noblewoman of high status.^[1]

Agathocles of Syracuse

Agathocles (Ἀγαθοκλῆς, Agathoklḗs; 361–289 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse (317–289 BC) and self-styled king of Sicily (304–289 BC). Theoxena of Egypt and Agathocles of Syracuse are 3rd-century BC Syracusans, 4th-century BC Syracusans and Greek exiles.

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Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

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Alexandria

Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.

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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeast Africa.

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Antigone of Epirus

Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη, born before 317 BC–295 BC) was a Macedonian Greek noblewoman. Theoxena of Egypt and Antigone of Epirus are 3rd-century BC Greek women, 4th-century BC Greek women and Ptolemaic dynasty.

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Antipater

Antipater (Ἀντίπατρος|translit.

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Archagathus (grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse)

Archagathus (Ἀρχάγαθος, fl. 4th century BC) was a Syracusan Greek Prince of Magna Graecia. Theoxena of Egypt and Archagathus (grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse) are 4th-century BC Syracusans.

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Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse)

Archagathus (Ἀρχάγαθος;, died 307 BC) was a Syracusan Greek Prince of Magna Graecia. Theoxena of Egypt and Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse) are 4th-century BC Syracusans.

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Archagathus of Libya

Archagathus (Ἀρχάγαθος) was a Syracusan from Magna Graecia prince and Ptolemaic official who lived around the late second half of the 4th century BC and first half of the 3rd century BC. Theoxena of Egypt and Archagathus of Libya are ancient Syracusans.

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Argead dynasty

The Argead dynasty (Argeádai), also known as the Temenid dynasty (Τημενίδαι, Tēmenídai) was an ancient Macedonian royal house of Dorian Greek provenance.

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Arsinoe I

Arsinoe I (Ἀρσινόη, 305 BC – after c. 248 BC), Footnote 10 was queen of Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy II Philadelphus.

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Arsinoe II

Arsinoë II (Ἀρσινόη, 316 BC – between 270 and 268 BC) was a Ptolemaic queen and co-regent of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of ancient Egypt.

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Berenice I of Egypt

Berenice I (Βερενίκη; c. 340 BC – between 279 and 268 BC) was Queen of Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy I Soter.

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Greeks

The Greeks or Hellenes (Έλληνες, Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world..

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Lanassa (wife of Pyrrhus)

Lanassa (Greek: Λάνασσα) was a daughter of king Agathocles of Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia, perhaps by his second wife Alcia. Theoxena of Egypt and Lanassa (wife of Pyrrhus) are ancient Syracusans.

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Macedonia (Greece)

Macedonia (Makedonía) is a geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans.

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Magas of Cyrene

Magas of Cyrene (Μάγας ὁ Κυρηναῖος; born before 317 BC – 250 BC, ruled 276 BC – 250 BC) was a Greek King of Cyrenaica.

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Magna Graecia

Magna Graecia is a term that was used for the Greek-speaking areas of Southern Italy, in the present-day Italian regions of Calabria, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Sicily; these regions were extensively populated by Greek settlers starting from the 8th century BC.

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Phalanx

The phalanx (phalanxes or phalanges) was a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar polearms tightly packed together.

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Philip (husband of Berenice I of Egypt)

Philip (Φίλιππος., died) was a Greek Macedonian nobleman who lived during the 4th century BC.

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Philotera

Philotera (Φιλωτέρα., born 315/309 BC-probably after 282 BC and before 268 BC) was a Greek Macedonian noblewoman and a Greek Egyptian princess of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

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Ptolemaic dynasty

The Ptolemaic dynasty (Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.

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Ptolemy I Soter

Ptolemy I Soter (Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt and led by his progeny from 305 BC – 30 BC.

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemaîos Philádelphos, "Ptolemy, sibling-lover"; 309 – 28 January 246 BC) was the pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 284 to 246 BC.

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Pyrrhus of Epirus

Pyrrhus (Πύρρος; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period.

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Qift

Qift (قفط; Ⲕⲉϥⲧ Keft or Kebto; Egyptian Gebtu; Κόπτος Coptos / Koptos; Roman Justinianopolis) is a city in the Qena Governorate of Egypt about north of Luxor, situated a little south of latitude 26° north, on the east bank of the Nile.

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Regent

In a monarchy, a regent is a person appointed to govern a state for the time being because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been determined.

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Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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Syracuse, Sicily

Syracuse (Siracusa; Sarausa) is a historic city on the Italian island of Sicily, the capital of the Italian province of Syracuse.

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Thebaid

The Thebaid or Thebais (Θηβαΐς, Thēbaïs) was a region in ancient Egypt, comprising the 13 southernmost nomes of Upper Egypt, from Abydos to Aswan.

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Theoxena of Syracuse

Theoxena (Θεόξενα; before 317 BC – after 289 BC) was a Greek Macedonian noblewoman. Theoxena of Egypt and Theoxena of Syracuse are 3rd-century BC Greek women, 4th-century BC Greek women, 4th-century BC Syracusans, ancient Syracusans and Ptolemaic dynasty.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theoxena_of_Egypt

Theoxena of Egypt, the Glossary

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See also

290s BC births

300s BC births

3rd-century BC Greek women

3rd-century BC Syracusans

4th-century BC Syracusans

Ancient Syracusans

Greek exiles

Ptolemaic Alexandria

Ptolemaic court

Ptolemaic dynasty

Women from the Ptolemaic Kingdom

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