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Ptolemy I Soter (/ ˈ t ɒ l əm i /; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek [2] general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt.
He reigned as Ptolemy Philometor Soter in joint rule with his grandmother Cleopatra II and mother Cleopatra III from 116 to 107 BC, and then again as Ptolemy Soter from 88 to 81 BC. Ptolemy IX became the heir apparent after the murder of his half-brother Ptolemy Memphites in 130 BC, during a civil war between Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra II.
Ptolemy I Soter (303–282 BC) [17] married first Thaïs, then Artakama, then Eurydice, and finally Berenice I; Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BC) [18] married Arsinoe I, then Arsinoe II; ruled jointly with Ptolemy Epigonos (267–259 BC) Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–221 BC) married Berenice II; Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–203 BC) married ...
It was founded in 305 BC by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, a companion of Alexander the Great, and ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC. [9] Reigning for nearly three centuries, the Ptolemies were the longest and final dynasty of ancient Egypt , heralding a distinctly new era for religious and ...
Articles relating to Ptolemy I Soter, King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom (c. 367-282 BCE, reigned 305-282 BCE) and his reign. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Ptolemy I Soter, 9: Ancient Greek era: 116th Olympiad, year 2: Assyrian calendar: 4436: Balinese saka calendar: N/A: Bengali calendar: −908 – −907: Berber calendar: 636: Buddhist calendar: 230: Burmese calendar: −952: Byzantine calendar: 5194–5195: Chinese calendar: 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 2383 or 2176 — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse ...
Ptolemais Hermiou was established on the west bank of the Nile at the site of the Egyptian village of Psoï in the Thinis nome by the Ptolemaic ruler Ptolemy I Soter sometime after 312 BCE. [2] Whether it was intended from the outset to replace Thebes as a political centre is disputed. [3]
Ptolemy I Soter, 15: Ancient Greek era: 117th Olympiad, year 4: Assyrian calendar: 4442: Balinese saka calendar: N/A: Bengali calendar: −901: Berber calendar: 642: Buddhist calendar: 236: Burmese calendar: −946: Byzantine calendar: 5200–5201: Chinese calendar: 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2389 or 2182 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 2390 or ...