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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 ...
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.
Ptolemy XI was succeeded by a son of Ptolemy IX, Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, nicknamed Auletes, the flute-player. By now Rome was the arbiter of Egyptian affairs, and annexed both Libya and Cyprus . In 58 BC Auletes was driven out by the Alexandrian mob, but the Romans restored him to power three years later.
After Ptolemy I came Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who was able to keep the territory of Yehud Medinata and brought the Ptolemaic dynasty to the peak of its power. He was victorious in both the first and second Syrian Wars, but after trying to end the conflict with the Seleucids by arranging a marriage between his daughter Berenice and the Seleucid ...
Lysimachus was the first-born son and heir of Ptolemy I Epigone by an unnamed Greek aristocratic mother and had a younger brother called Epigonos of Telmessos. [1] [2] Lysimachus’ father Ptolemy, was a Greek Prince who through marriage and adoption was to be the first intended heir of the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus. [3]
[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 ]
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.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Children of Ptolemy I Soter" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ...