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[[Image:Ptolemy_I_Soter.jpg|thumb|250px|Ptolemy I Soter]]

[[Image:Ptolemy_I_Soter.jpg|thumb|250px|Ptolemy I Soter]]

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]].  He established the [[Ptolemaic Dynasty]] in [[Egypt]] and adopted the local customs and religion.

Following Alexander's death in 323 BC, ''He 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.'' [http://www.touregypt.net/alexandria/alexhis1.htm The Ptolemaic Dynasty]

Following Alexander's death in 323 BC, ''He 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.'' [http://www.touregypt.net/alexandria/alexhis1.htm The Ptolemaic Dynasty]