Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλάδελφος Ptolemaîos Philádelphos 309–246 BC) was the king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 283 BC to 246 BC. He was the son of the founder of the Ptolemaic kingdom Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice and was educated by Philitas of Cos. He had two half-brothers Ptolemy Keraunos and Meleager who both became kings of Macedonia (in 281 BC and 279 BC respectively) and who both died in the Gallic invasion of 280–279 BC.
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