Theoxena of Syracuse, the Glossary
Theoxena (Θεόξενα; before 317 BC – after 289 BC) was a Greek Macedonian noblewoman.[1]
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32 relations: Agathocles of Syracuse, Alexander the Great, Ancient Egypt, Antigone of Epirus, Antigone of Macedon, Antipater, Archagathus of Libya, Argead dynasty, Arsinoe II, Berenice I of Egypt, Eordaia, Eurydice of Egypt, Greeks, Lanassa (wife of Pyrrhus), Macedonia (Greece), Magas of Cyrene, Magas of Macedon, Magna Graecia, Phalanx, Philip (husband of Berenice I of Egypt), Philotera, Plutarch, Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemy I Soter, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Ptolemy III Euergetes, Ptolemy IV Philopator, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Regent, Sicily, Syracuse, Sicily, Theoxena of Egypt.
- 3rd-century BC Greek women
- 3rd-century BC Macedonians
- 4th-century BC Syracusans
- Ancient Macedonian women
- Ancient Syracusans
- Hellenistic-era people
- Ptolemaic dynasty
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 Syracuse and Agathocles of Syracuse are 4th-century BC Syracusans.
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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. Theoxena of Syracuse and Alexander the Great are Hellenistic-era people.
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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 Syracuse and Antigone of Epirus are 3rd-century BC Greek women, 4th-century BC Greek women, ancient Macedonian women, Hellenistic-era people and Ptolemaic dynasty.
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Antigone of Macedon
Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη) was a Macedonian noblewoman who lived in the 4th century BC. Theoxena of Syracuse and Antigone of Macedon are 4th-century BC Greek women, 4th-century BC Macedonians, ancient Macedonian women and Ptolemaic dynasty.
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Antipater
Antipater (Ἀντίπατρος|translit. Theoxena of Syracuse and Antipater are 4th-century BC Macedonians.
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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 Syracuse 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 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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Eordaia
Eordaia (Εορδαία) is a municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
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Eurydice of Egypt
Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη) was the third known wife to Ptolemy I Soter and as such a queen of Egypt.
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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 Syracuse 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. Theoxena of Syracuse and Magas of Cyrene are 3rd-century BC Macedonians and 4th-century BC Macedonians.
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Magas of Macedon
Magas (Mάγας) was a Greek Macedonian nobleman who lived in the 4th century BC. Theoxena of Syracuse and Magas of Macedon are 4th-century BC Macedonians and Ptolemaic dynasty.
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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. Theoxena of Syracuse and Philip (husband of Berenice I of Egypt) are 4th-century BC Macedonians.
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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. Theoxena of Syracuse and Philotera are ancient Macedonian women.
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Plutarch
Plutarch (Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos;; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.
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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. Theoxena of Syracuse and Ptolemy I Soter are 3rd-century BC Macedonians and 4th-century BC Macedonians.
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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. Theoxena of Syracuse and Ptolemy II Philadelphus are 3rd-century BC Macedonians.
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Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy III Euergetes (Ptolemaîos Euergétēs, "Ptolemy the Benefactor"; c. 280 – November/December 222 BC) was the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt from 246 to 222 BC. Theoxena of Syracuse and Ptolemy III Euergetes are 3rd-century BC Macedonians.
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Ptolemy IV Philopator
Ptolemy IV Philopator (Ptolemaĩos Philopátōr; "Ptolemy, lover of his Father"; May/June 244 – July/August 204 BC) was the fourth pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 221 to 204 BC. Theoxena of Syracuse and Ptolemy IV Philopator are 3rd-century BC Macedonians.
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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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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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Theoxena of Egypt
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. Theoxena of Syracuse and Theoxena of Egypt are 3rd-century BC Greek women, 4th-century BC Greek women, 4th-century BC Syracusans, ancient Syracusans and Ptolemaic dynasty.
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See also
3rd-century BC Greek women
- Adeia
- Agathoclea (mistress)
- Agesistrata
- Agiatis
- Aglais (musician)
- Anaxandra
- Antigone of Epirus
- Anyte
- Archidamia
- Aristodama of Smyrna
- Batis of Lampsacus
- Berenice (daughter of Ptolemy II of Telmessos)
- Berenice II of Egypt
- Bilistiche
- Chilonis (daughter of Leotychidas)
- Chilonis (wife of Cleombrotus II)
- Cratesiclea
- Deidamia II of Epirus
- Eurydice (wife of Antipater II of Macedon)
- Eurydice of Athens
- Harmonia of Syracuse
- Kleino (musician)
- Laodice (wife of Mithridates II of Pontus)
- Laodice (wife of Mithridates III of Pontus)
- Laodice I
- Laodice IV
- Leontion
- Lysandra
- Melissa (philosopher)
- Moero
- Nossis
- Phila (daughter of Antipater)
- Philaenis
- Phintys
- Phthia of Macedon
- Ptolemais of Cyrene
- Stratonice of Libya
- Stratonice of Macedon
- Stratonice of Syria
- Themista of Lampsacus
- Theoxena of Egypt
- Theoxena of Syracuse
- Thessalonike of Macedon
3rd-century BC Macedonians
- Adeia
- Agathanor
- Alexander (Antigonid general)
- Alexander (son of Lysimachus)
- Alexander of Corinth
- Alexarchus of Macedon
- Amerias
- Antigonus, son of Echecrates
- Apollodorus of Cassandreia
- Arsinoe I
- Arsinoe III of Egypt
- Bilistiche
- Chrysogonus of Macedon
- Eurydice (wife of Antipater II of Macedon)
- Halcyoneus
- Heraclides (290 BC)
- Hermagoras of Amphipolis
- Hippolochus (writer)
- Lysimachus (son of Lysimachus)
- Magas of Cyrene
- Marsyas of Pella
- Marsyas of Philippi
- Megaleas of Macedon
- Neon (classical antiquity)
- Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 13
- Parmeniskos group
- Patroclus (admiral)
- Pelops, son of Alexander
- Philip (son of Lysimachus)
- Posidippus (comic poet)
- Posidippus (epigrammatic poet)
- Ptolemy Epigonos
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- Ptolemy III Euergetes
- Ptolemy IV Philopator
- Samus (poet)
- Seleucus I Nicator
- Theoxena of Syracuse
- Thessalonike of Macedon
4th-century BC Syracusans
- Achaeus of Syracuse
- Agathocles of Syracuse
- Antander
- Apollocrates
- Archagathus (grandson of Agathocles of Syracuse)
- Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse)
- Arete (daughter of Dionysius)
- Athenagoras of Syracuse
- Callippus of Syracuse
- Damocles
- Dion of Syracuse
- Dionysius I of Syracuse
- Dionysius II of Syracuse
- Heloris
- Heracleides (307 BC)
- Heracleides (admiral)
- Heracleides (uncle)
- Hicetas
- Hipparinus (father of Dion)
- Leptines of Syracuse
- Philistus
- Thearides
- Theoxena of Egypt
- Theoxena of Syracuse
- Timocrates of Syracuse
Ancient Macedonian women
- Antigone of Epirus
- Antigone of Macedon
- Arsinoe of Macedon
- Bilistiche
- Europa of Macedon
- Lanike
- Philotera
- Theoxena of Syracuse
Ancient Syracusans
- Achaeus of Syracuse
- Aenesidemus, tyrant of Leontini
- Aeschrion of Syracuse
- Agatharchus of Syracuse
- Antiphon (tragic poet)
- Apollonides of Syracuse
- Archagathus of Libya
- Archestratus
- Archetimus
- Archimedes
- Aristomache
- Astylos of Croton
- Callippus of Syracuse
- Ecphantus the Pythagorean
- Epicydes
- Heracleides (uncle)
- Hicetas of Leontini
- Hipparinus (father of Dion)
- Lanassa (wife of Pyrrhus)
- Menecrates of Syracuse
- Monimus
- Moschus
- Nereis of Epirus
- Philistus
- Phrygillus
- Rhinthon
- Simmias of Syracuse
- Sophron
- Theocritus
- Theodoridas of Syracuse
- Theoxena of Egypt
- Theoxena of Syracuse
- Timocrates of Syracuse
Hellenistic-era people
- Alexander the Great
- Antigone of Epirus
- Antiochis
- Antiochis of Commagene
- Antipater of Sidon
- Bilistiche
- Callinicus (prince of Commagene)
- Cleopatra
- Dharmaraksita
- Dionysius (ambassador)
- Dioscorides (poet)
- Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes
- Gordius of Cappadocia
- Julia Balbilla
- List of ancient Macedonians
- Logbasis
- Megasthenes
- Meleager of Gadara
- Nearchus
- Theoxena of Syracuse
Ptolemaic dynasty
- Alexander Balas
- Alexander Helios
- Antigone of Epirus
- Antigone of Macedon
- Antiochus VII Sidetes
- Antipater son of Epigonus
- Archelaus (high priest of Comana Cappadocia)
- Arsinoe of Macedon
- Berenice (daughter of Ptolemy II of Telmessos)
- Decree of Canopus
- Demetrius II Nicator
- Drusilla (daughter of Ptolemy of Mauretania)
- Epigonus of Telmessos
- Gaius Julius Alexion
- Great Mendes Stela
- Iotapa (daughter of Artavasdes I)
- Juba II
- Lagus
- Lysimachus (son of Lysimachus)
- Lysimachus of Egypt
- Lysimachus of Telmessos
- Magas of Egypt
- Magas of Macedon
- Mark Antony
- Meleager (king)
- Menelaus (son of Lagus)
- Oenanthe of Egypt
- Pharaohs of the Ptolemaic dynasty
- Philip (son of Lysimachus)
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Ptolemy (name)
- Ptolemy Apion
- Ptolemy Ceraunus
- Ptolemy Eupator
- Ptolemy II of Telmessos
- Ptolemy Philadelphus (son of Cleopatra)
- Ptolemy of Cyprus
- Ptolemy of Mauretania
- Raphia Decree
- Rosetta Stone
- The Egyptian Royal Genealogy Project
- Theoxena of Egypt
- Theoxena of Syracuse