ath oc les ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁perhaps ▁in ▁Alexand ria . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁an ▁unknown ▁date ; ▁either ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁P to le my ▁I ▁S oter , ▁ 3 0 5 – 2 8 3 BC , ▁or ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁great ▁uncle ▁P to le my ▁II . ▁S omet ime ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁P to le my ▁II , ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁ban ished ▁by ▁her ▁uncle ▁to ▁the ▁The ba id , ▁perhaps ▁to ▁Co pt os , ▁as ▁she ▁brought ▁false ▁accus ations ▁to ▁P to le my ▁II ▁against ▁parties ▁she ▁knew . ▁The ▁names ▁of ▁these ▁persons ▁are ▁lost ▁as ▁the ▁pap yrus ▁they ▁were ▁recorded ▁on ▁has ▁been ▁dam aged . ▁It ▁is ▁chron olog ically ▁pla us ible ▁that ▁the ▁ban ishment ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁ex ile ▁of ▁Ar s ino e ▁I , ▁the ▁first ▁wife ▁of ▁P to le my ▁II ▁who ▁was ▁ex iled ▁in ▁ 2 7 4 – 2 7 3 BC . ▁ ▁Although ▁Ag ath oc les ▁was ▁a ▁P to le ma ic ▁noble , ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁on ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁married ▁an ▁Egypt ian ▁Greek ▁noble w oman ▁of ▁obsc ure ▁orig ins ▁called ▁O enant he ; ▁this ▁was ▁her ▁first ▁marriage . ▁O enant he ▁bore ▁Ag ath oc les ▁four ▁children : ▁one ▁son ▁( Ag ath oc les )