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 318 B.C. - 250 B.C.
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| Name |
Magas |
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King of Cyrene |
| Birth |
318 B.C. |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
250 B.C. |
| Notes |
- http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps32/ps32_310.htm
Cyrenea rebelled against Ptolemaic rule, but after five years Ptolemy's half-brother Magas (son of Berenice) was able to capture Cyrene and establish himself as governor. After a time, Magas fashioned himself as king of Cyrene in 283 BC and planned an invasion of Egypt. Ptolemy hired mercenaries and garrisoned the frontier in anticipation of their advance, but the Cyrene army was forced to turn back to deal with the revolt of the Marmaridae, a tribe of Libyan nomads. His military plans thwarted, Magas turned to political intrique. Using his marriage ties to Apame, daughter of Antiochus, Magas persuaded Antiochus to break the treaty which his father Seleucus had made with Ptolemy and to attack Egypt. Although Antiochus' plans failed to come to fruition, the threat distracted Ptolemy's attention from Cyrene. Magas ruled until his death in 250 BC, whereupon Cyrene was reabsorbed by Egypt.
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| Person ID |
I60720 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
18 Oct 2009 |
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