Ptolemy I Soter

1 month ago - Ptolemy I Soter (/ˈtɒləmi/; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr, "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 369/68 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt.

November 23, 2025 - The Ptolemaic Kingdom (/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪ.ɪk/; Koine Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 305 BC by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, a ...

2 weeks ago - Ptolemy I Soter (born 367/366 bce, Macedonia—died 283/282, Egypt) was a Macedonian general of Alexander the Great, who became ruler of Egypt (323–285 bce) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, which reigned longer than any other dynasty ...

May 9, 2024 - Under the Ptolemies, Egypt became the center of an empire stretching from Libya to the Arabian Peninsula including the island of Cyprus in the Aegean Sea.1 But their influence extended over most of the Greek world in the Mediterranean.

The Ptolemaic Dynasty was established following the death of Alexander the Great, with Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander's generals, becoming the ruler of Egypt in 323 BCE. He declared himself king in 305 BCE and implemented policies that would ...

1 month ago - Ptolemy, a general and one of the somatophylakes (bodyguard companions) of Alexander the Great, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 BC. In 305 BC he declared himself Pharaoh Ptolemy I, later known as Sōter "Saviour".

September 1, 2025 - The kingdom was established in 305 BC by the Macedonian general Ptolemy, a close associate of Alexander the Great, and was subsequently ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC. The Ptolemies reigned for nearly three centuries, marking the longest and final dynasty ...

October 31, 2025 - Ptolemaic dynasty, Macedonian dynasty of ancient Egypt founded by Ptolemy I Soter when he openly assumed the kingship of Egypt on November 7, 305 bce. His descendants ruled Egypt until the death of Cleopatra VII on August 12, 30 bce.

Ptolemy I completed the construction of Egypt’s new capital-Alexandria. Also, he began to build the Lighthouse of Alexandria and brought together all the Egyptian and Greek priests to establish a new doctrine to unify the Egyptian and the Greek together.

The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled over Egypt from 305 to 30 BCE before Rome conquered Egypt. The Ptolemies of Egypt traced their origin to the conqueror Alexander the Great, who occupied Egypt and declared himself the first Macedonian Pharaoh.

October 1, 2016 - The encounter of the two cultures ... the new city of Alexandria on the northwestern Delta coast. The Ptolemies were very much Hellenistic rulers, with the country as their military prize....

July 12, 2024 - The Ptolemaic dynasty was a Macedonian royal family that ruled Ptolemaic Egypt from 323 to 30 BCE. It was founded by Ptolemy I, a general and successor of Alexander the Great. They built Alexandria, including the Lighthouse of Alexandria and ...

June 22, 2025 - When Ptolemy became both the Egyptian pharaoh and the Greek king of Egypt, he immediately enacted a program of Hellenization that created a new culture. Ptolemy I opened the doors for Greek speakers from around the Hellenistic world to settle ...

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ered a god of the underworld; therefore, the Egyptians had very little difficulty · accepting the Greek god of the Underworld, Hades, as equal to Osiris and · embracing the new cult of Sarapis. Clearly, the Ptolemies understood the

October 17, 2025 - The Ptolemaic Kingdom (Koinē Greek: ... Hellenistic Period. This kingdom started in 305 BC. It was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, a close friend of Alexander the Great....

An aid in the study of the Ptolemaic (Macedonian-based Greek), Roman Imperial (Greco-Roman), and Byzantine rulers of Egypt based in Alexandria, this portal site is intended for all classicists and students of Hellenistic history. The House of Ptolemy web site concentrates on the Ptolemies and their world, from 331 - 30 BCE.

March 8, 2023 - In 320 BC Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who had served with Alexander the Great, pronounced his rule over Egypt ‘spear-won’. It was a boastful claim to this rich North African province, echoing the Homeric tales of old.

June 9, 2025 - The Ptolemies came to rule Egypt after the arrival of Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE) in 332 BCE. At the time, the end of the Third Intermediate Period, Egypt had been ruled as a Persian satrapy for a decade—indeed that was the case in ...