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| − | Ptolemy I Soter (son of Lagus) was a general of [[Alexander the Great]]. He established the [[Ptolemaic Dynasty]] in [[Egypt]] and adopted the local customs and religion. | + | Ptolemy I Soter (son of Lagus) was a general of [[Alexander the Great]] and as speculated by some his possible half-brother<ref>The Complete Works of Arrian, ''Anabasis of Alexander'', Preference, Delphi Classics, 2014</ref>. He established the [[Ptolemaic Dynasty]] in [[Egypt]] and adopted the local customs and religion. |
| − | Following Alexander's death in 323 BC, | + | Following Alexander's death in 323 BC, he by martial art ceased the funeral train headed for Macedonia and brought his body with him to be buried in [[Alexandria]], reuniting the famed conqueror with the city that bore his name. For the next two-and-a-half centuries, the Ptolemaic dynasty of the Greeks would successfully rule Egypt, mingling Hellenic traditions with the mighty legacy of the Pharaohs.<ref>[http://www.touregypt.net/alexandria/alexhis1.htm The Ptolemaic Dynasty]</ref> |
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*[http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Egypt/ptolemies/ptolemies.htm The Ptolemaic Dynasty] | *[http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Egypt/ptolemies/ptolemies.htm The Ptolemaic Dynasty] | ||
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Ptolemy I Soter, (323 BC—283 BC).
Ptolemy I Soter (son of Lagus) was a general of Alexander the Great and as speculated by some his possible half-brother[1]. He established the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt and adopted the local customs and religion.
Following Alexander's death in 323 BC, he by martial art ceased the funeral train headed for Macedonia and brought his body with him to be buried in Alexandria, reuniting the famed conqueror with the city that bore his name. For the next two-and-a-half centuries, the Ptolemaic dynasty of the Greeks would successfully rule Egypt, mingling Hellenic traditions with the mighty legacy of the Pharaohs.[2]
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- ↑ The Complete Works of Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander, Preference, Delphi Classics, 2014
- ↑ The Ptolemaic Dynasty