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PTOLEMY I SOTER
367 BC - 282 BC


Soter is Greek and means savior.

In 301 BC, Ptolemy kicked butt at the Battle of Ipsus. And this is the map:

Macedonian Empire From 301 BC
THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE IN 301 BC
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Ptolemy's daughter Arsinoe was married to Lysimachus. Long live politics.

Ptolemy's son was Ptolemy Ceraunus. He was the one who killed Seleucus in 281 BC.

Ptolemy was founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty when he started his rule as King of Egypt from 323 BC - 285 BC.

 


 

 

 


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