Editing Arsinoe II (section)

===Queen of Egypt===

[[Image:Oktadrachmon Ptolemaios II Arsinoe II.jpg|thumb|alt=A gold coin shows paired, profiled busts of a plump man and woman. The man is in front and wears a diadem and drapery. It is inscribed "ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ".|Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphus with Arsinoe II behind. The Greek inscription ''ΑΔΕΛΦΩΝ'' means "[[gold coin|coin]] of the [[sibling]]s".|left]]

In Egypt, she is believed to have instigated the accusation and exile of [[Arsinoe I]], the wife of her younger brother Ptolemy II. Whether this belief was correct remains unknown. It is not known which year she arrived in Egypt, nor when her sister-in-law was exiled, nor whether the divorce between her brother and Arsinoe I may have taken place without the involvement of Arsinoe II.{{sfn|Carney|2013|p=67-70}}

Whatever the case, after the divorce of Ptolemy, Arsinoe II then married her brother. As a result, both were given the epithet "Philadelphoi" ({{langx|grc-x-koine|Φιλάδελφοι}} "Sibling-lovers"). The closer circumstances and reasons behind the marriage is not known.{{sfn|Carney|2013|p=70-82}} According to R. A. Hazzard, the year of their marriage is 273 or 272 BC because of the change of the preamble in the papyri.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hazzard |first=R. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PQvi3Xjv4HYC&pg=PA90 |title=Imagination of a Monarchy: Studies in Ptolemaic Propaganda |date=2000-01-01 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=978-0-8020-4313-9 |pages=90 |language=en}}</ref> 

Her role as queen was unprecedented in the dynasty at the time and became a role model for later Ptolemaic queens: she acted alongside her brother in ritual and public display, became a religious and literal patron, and was included in the Egyptian and Greek cults created for them by her brother.{{sfn|Carney|2013|p=95-100}} Sharing in all of her brother's titles,{{sfn|Carney|2013|p=85}} she was quite influential, having towns dedicated to her, her own cult (as was Egyptian custom), appearing on coinage, and contributing to foreign policy,{{sfn|Carney|2013|p=90-95}} including Ptolemy II's victory in the [[Syrian Wars#First Syrian War .28274-271 BC.29|First Syrian War]] between Egypt and the [[Seleucid Empire]].

According to [[Posidippus (epigrammatic poet)|Posidippus]], she won three [[chariot race]]s at the [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]], probably in 272 BC.{{sfn|Posidippus|p=VIII 309}}{{sfn|Carney|2013|p=142}}

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