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Ptolemy I  

Entry terms

  • Ptolemy I Soter
  • Ptolemy son of Lagus

Description

  • A Macedonian general and close companion of Alexander the Great, Ptolemy I Soter founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt. As king and pharaoh from 305/304 to 282 BCE, he established a stable Hellenistic state and developed Alexandria into a major center of Greek culture. His dynasty ruled Egypt until 30 BCE, making the kingdom one of the principal strongholds of Hellenistic civilization.

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  • Italian

  • Tolomeo I d'Egitto
  • Tolomeo I Sotere

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http://w3id.org/amshistorica/ptolemy_I

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