Demetrius the Fair
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Demetrius the Fair or the Handsome (Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Καλός, c. 285 BC–249 BC), known in modern ancient historical sources as Demetrius of Cyrene, was a Hellenistic king of Cyrene, who succeeded Magas I.
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Demetrius the Fair | |
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Basileus | |
King of Cyrene | |
Reign | 250–249 BC |
Predecessor | Magas and Berenice II |
Successor | Berenice II and a republican government |
Co-regent | Berenice II |
Born | c.285 BC Macedon |
Died | 249 BC Cyrene |
Spouse | Olympias, Berenice II |
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House | Antigonid dynasty, Ptolemaic dynasty (by marriage) |
Father | Demetrius of Macedon |
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