March 13, 2026 - ... Last updated Mar. 13, 2026 •History ... 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.

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 ...

2 days ago - 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 (/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 ...

Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, his kingdom was divided amongst his generals. Ptolemy, son of ... Egypt and governed the country until 305 BC, when he was crowned King.

November 27, 2021 - The Ptolemaic dynasty founded by Ptolemy I Soter, general of Alexander the Great, governed Egypt for three centuries creating a powerful and wealthy Hellenistic state.

March 5, 2026 - 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 ...

March 12, 2023 - The Ptolemaic dynasty was founded by Ptolemy I Soter who declared himself king of Egypt and created a powerful empire that ruled for 275 years from 305-30 BC.

May 9, 2024 - After Alexander died in 323 BCE, the Greeks remained in Egypt. They were then led by one of Alexander’s favorite generals, Ptolemy. He and his heirs built a rich and powerful empire based in Egypt.

October 30, 2017 - Even the underlying ideology of Ptolemaic Egypt was not based on the idea that Egyptians were naturally inferior or needed Macedonian-Greeks to rule them and make the land productive like in modern colonial rhetoric. It was based around the idea that the Ptolemaic kings had a divine right to rule from the Balkans to the furthest known reaches of Africa and Asia.

Under the Ptolemies, Egypt experienced three centuries of prosperity, as evidenced by the splendor of Alexandria, the intensive exploitation of the Nile Valley, and the construction of temples dedicated to the gods, both those of Pharaonic tradition and those of the Greek pantheon.

August 10, 2020 - In 332, the Macedonian king Alexander the Great conquered Egypt and gave a new capital to the old kingdom along the Nile, Alexandria. After his death (11 June 323), his friend Ptolemy became satrap of Egypt, and started to behave himself rather independently.

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.

B.C.), then king (305-285), of Egypt. He founded the dynasty of the Ptolemies, which, from his father's name, is also called that of the Lagi. Λαγώς means "hare"; and a rabbinical tradition relates that the Septuagint avoided translating by λαγώς the word "hare" in Lev.

1 week 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 Sōtēr "Saviour".

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 ...

At various times the Ptolemies ... was founded by Alexander’s general, Ptolemy. Named governor of Egypt by Alexander, he established himself as an independent ruler in 305 BC, adopting the name Ptolemy I Soter....

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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 ...

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.