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What control did Ptolemy II lose after his half-brother Magas's defection?
Control of Cyrenaica
Control of the Nile River
Control of the Aegean Sea
Control of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Answer
Control of Cyrenaica, the eastern province of Ptolemaic Egypt, was lost to Ptolemy II after the defection of his half-brother Magas. This defection occurred around 275 BCE, as a response to Ptolemy II's decision to marry Arsinoe II, Magas' former wife, after the death of Lysimachus, King of Thrace, who originally married Arsinoe II.
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