Why was Arsinoe II important?
Some have credited Arsinoe’s influence with the completion of the Alexandrian Museum, which notably included the Library of Alexandria. After Arsinoe’s death about 270/268 bce, her cult was established in numerous places, including Alexandria, where a great shrine, the Arsinoeion, was dedicated to her. What did Arsinoe do? Arsinoe I, (flourished 3rd century bce), queen…