Ptolemy I Soter
Short Biography, Information & Facts
about Ptolemy I Soter, the famous pharaoh and king of Egypt
Biography, Facts and
information about the life of a Pharaoh
The term
pharaoh was the title of an ancient
Egyptian king who was considered to be a living god and worshipped as a
deity. The pharaoh was an absolute ruler of Egypt, both the political
and religious leader.
Short Biography of
the life of Ptolemy I Soter
The history, facts and information about Ptolemy I
Soter, a
famous pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
The following biography information
provides basic facts about the life Ptolemy:
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Ptolemy was also known as
Ptolemy I Soter
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He earned the name Soter
meaning Saviour after defeating Antigonus on Rhodes in 304BC
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Egyptian Period / Kingdom:
First Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty (332 BC - 30
BC)
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Name of Previous Pharaoh:
The Persian King Darius III 336 BC - 332 BC of the Thirty-first Egyptian
Dynasty
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Years of Reign: (305 BC-283
BC)
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Succeeded by: Ptolemy II Philadelphus
(283 BC-246 BC)
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Family
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Father: There are 2
different suggestions regarding who was the father of Ptolemy
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His father was Lagus a
Macedonian nobleman
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There was also a rumour that
he married Arsinoe when she was already pregnant with Ptolemy by King
Philip II - this notion would have given additional credence to the Ptolemaic Dynasty
Ptolemy I would then have been the illegitimate son of Philip II of
Macedonia and the half brother of Alexander the Great
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Mother: His mother was
Arsinoe of Macedonia who was originally a concubine of Philip II, king
of Macedonia
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Wives of Ptolemy Soter:
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Thaïs
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Artakama
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Euryrdice
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Berenice
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Children: Ptolemy II
Philadelphus
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Year of Death: 283BC
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Biography and accomplishments or why
Ptolemy
I was famous: He was a trusted general of Alexander the Great. When
Alexander conquered Egypt he made Ptolemy the ruler of the country and
he established the Greek Ptolemaic Dynasty who ruled from 332 BC - 30
BC. All of his male successors were called Ptolemy and all
of his female successors were called Cleopatra. Although a Greek the
Ptolemies embraced the Egyptian culture, gods and civilisation.
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He founded the Great Library
of Alexandria which contained all the knowledge of the Ancient
civilisations, but was destroyed by the Romans. He also wrote a
biography of Alexander the Great
Ptolemy I Soter
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