Berenikē (English spelling) Berenike

…In alliance with Antigonus II of Macedonia, he fought against Ptolemy II of Egypt (Second Syrian War, 260-253 BC), recovering the coastal areas of Asia Minor and parts of southern Syria (Cole-Syria) that his father had lost. In 253 BC, he divorced his wife Laodice, and the following year married Ptolemy II's daughter Berenice for political reasons. Furthermore, he named his wife's son Seleucus II as his successor just before his death, which led to a dispute over the succession to the throne after his death, leading to an invasion by Ptolemy III (Third Syrian War, 246-241 BC), who supported Berenice and her son. [Oto Chiyuki] …

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…マケドニアのアンティゴノス2世と結んでエジプトのプトレマイオス2世と戦い(第2次シリア戦争，前260‐前253)，父王が失った小アジアの沿岸地方と南シリア(コイレ･シリア)の一部を回復した。前253年妃ラオディケを離別して，翌年プトレマイオス2世の娘ベレニケBerenikēと政略結婚し，しかもみずからの死にさきだち先妃の子セレウコス2世を後継者に指名したため，死後に王位継承をめぐる紛糾を生じ，ベレニケとその子を支援するプトレマイオス3世の侵入(第3次シリア戦争，前246‐前241)をまねくことになった。【大戸 千之】。…

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