"දෙවන ටොලමි ෆිලඩෙල්ෆස්" හි සංශෝධන අතර වෙනස්කම්

During Ptolemy II's reign, the material and literary splendour of the [[Alexandria]]n court was at its height. He promoted the Museum and [[Library of Alexandria]]. In addition to Egypt, Ptolemy's empire encompassed much of the [[Aegean Islands|Aegean]] and [[Levant]]. He pursued an aggressive and expansionist foreign policy with mixed success. From 275-271 BC, he led the Ptolemaic Kingdom against the rival [[Seleucid Empire]] in the [[First Syrian War]] and extended Ptolemaic power into [[Cilicia]] and [[Caria]], but lost control of [[Cyrenaica]] after the defection of his half-brother [[Magas of Cyrene|Magas]]. In the [[Chremonidean War]] (c. 267-261 BC), Ptolemy confronted [[Antigonid Macedonia]] for control of the Aegean and suffered serious setbacks. This was followed by a [[Second Syrian War]] (260-253 BC) against the Seleucid empire, in which many of the gains from the first war were lost.

 

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