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    Ptolemy I SoterPharaoh of Egypt
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  2. Early life and career

    Ptolemy was born in 367 BC in the ancient kingdom of Macedon. His mother was Arsinoe. According to
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    Ptolemy I Soter - Wikipedia

    • Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt. Ptolemy was basileus 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 bastio… See more

    Children(at least 12) · Ptolemy Keraunos · Meleager · Arsinoe II · Philotera · Lysandra · Ptolemy II Philadelphus · Berenice · Eirene · Lagus · Leontiscus · Ptolemais
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    Bornc. 367 BC · Eordaea, Macedon, Greece
    Successor of Alexander

    When Alexander died in 323 BC, Ptolemy is said to have instigated the settlement of the empire made at Babylon. Through the Partition of Babylon, he was appointed satrap of Egypt, under the nominal kings Philip III and … See more

    Rivalry and wars

    In 321 BC, Perdiccas attempted to invade Egypt, only to fall at the hands of his own men. Ptolemy's decision to defend the Nile against Perdiccas ended in fiasco for Perdiccas, with the loss of 2,000 men. This failure was … See more

     
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