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| − | 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, translated by Robison, E. Iliff, ''Anabasis of Alexander'', Preference, Delphi Classics, 2014</ref> | + | 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, translated by Robison, E. Iliff, ''Anabasis of Alexander'', Preference, Delphi Classics, 2014</ref> After Alexander's death he received the [[Satrap|Satrapy]] of [[Egypt]] during the regency of Pediccas. After the [[Battle of Salamis]] with Antigonus, he proclaimed himself king of [[Egypt]], thereby establishing 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] After Alexander's death he received the Satrapy of Egypt during the regency of Pediccas. After the Battle of Salamis with Antigonus, he proclaimed himself king of Egypt, thereby establishing the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
Titles
After assuming the purple, Ptolemy clad himself with the vestments of Egypt's traditional customs and religion bearing the title of Pharaoh. While the colloquial "Soter" (saviour) was coffered after a military victory.
Wars of the Successors
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]
Further Study
See also
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References
- ↑ The Complete Works of Arrian, translated by Robison, E. Iliff, Anabasis of Alexander, Preference, Delphi Classics, 2014
- ↑ The Ptolemaic Dynasty