where is berenike
Berenice or Berenike, city of ancient Egypt, on the Red Sea. Founded by Ptolemy II Ptolemy II (Ptolemy Philadelphus) , c.308â246 B.C., king of ancient Egypt (285â246 B.C.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy I and Berenice (c.340â281 B.C.). He continued his father's efforts to make Alexandria the cultural center of the Greek world.....