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The Battle of Gaza of 312 BC, was fought between the invading army of Ptolemy I Soter and his ally Seleucus I Nicator and the defending army of Demetrius I of Macedon, son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus. The battle was part of the Third War of the Diadochi and was fought near the city of Gaza.
Capture of Jerusalem by Ptolemy I Soter. In 321 BC, Perdiccas attempted to invade Egypt, only to fall at the hands of his own men. [15] Ptolemy's decision to defend the Nile against Perdiccas ended in fiasco for Perdiccas, with the loss of 2,000 men. This failure was a fatal blow to Perdiccas' reputation, and he was murdered in his tent by two ...
Also known as the Laodicean War, the Third Syrian War began with one of the many succession crises that plagued the Hellenistic states. Antiochus II left two ambitious mothers, his repudiated wife Laodice and Ptolemy II's daughter Berenice Syra, in a competition to put their respective sons on the throne. Laodice claimed that Antiochus had ...
Ptolemy I Soter (303–282 BC) [17] married first Thaïs, then Artakama, then Eurydice, and finally Berenice I Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BC) [ 18 ] married Arsinoe I , then Arsinoe II ; ruled jointly with Ptolemy Epigonos (267–259 BC)
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The region came under Ptolemaic rule beginning when Ptolemy I Soter took control of Egypt in 322 BCE and subsequently Yehud Medinata in 320 BCE due to its strategic significance. This period saw numerous conflicts as former generals vied for control, leading to ongoing power struggles and territorial exchanges.
Articles relating to Ptolemy I Soter, King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom (c. 367-282 BCE, reigned 305-282 BCE) and his reign. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
[20] [26] Plutarch goes further, claiming that Ptolemy managed to save only eight of his ships, and that 70 of Ptolemy's ships were captured. [27] Among the numerous prisoners taken by Demetrius was the courtesan Lamia of Athens , who later became the mistress of Demetrius, as well as Leontiscus, one of Ptolemy's sons. [ 28 ]