Ptolemy I
Historical Figure

Ptolemy I

Pharaoh of Egypt from 305 to 282 BC

Born: 283 BCE · Died: 221 BCENationality: Ancient Egypt

About Ptolemy I

Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered in Egypt. Ptolemy was king and pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 305/304 BC to his death in 282 BC, and his descendants continued to rule Egypt until 30 BC. During their rule, Egypt became a thriving bastion of Hellenistic civilization and Alexandria a great seat of Greek culture.Wikipedia ↗

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Empire334 BCE – 323 BCE

Alexander the Great's Conquests

Alexander III of Macedon conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, Egypt, and Central Asia, advancing as far as the Punjab in modern-day Pakistan and northwest India, creating one of the ancient world's largest empires before his death at age 32.