person
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy
also: Ptolomaeum, Ptolemy II
King of Egypt (309-246 BC), second ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty after the founding of Alexandria. As Aratus's guest-friend he supplied the funds with which Aratus settled the property disputes at Sicyon.
Reading notes
- On Duties §2.82 Ptolemy
Ptolemy II Philadelphus, king of Egypt, ``the second king to reign after the founding of Alexandria''; as Aratus's guest-friend he funded the settlement of Sicyon's property disputes.