State

Ptolemaic Kingdom

period from 305 to 30 BC in ancient Egypt

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305–30 BCE
Founded
305 BCE
Ended
30 BCE
Capital
Alexandria
Succeeded by
Roman Egypt

Overview

The Ptolemaic Kingdom (; Koine Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 305 BC by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, a companion of Alexander the Great, and was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty until the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC.

Alexandria, a Greek polis (city-state) founded by Alexander the Great, became the capital city and a major center of Greek culture, learning, and trade for the next several centuries. Reigning for nearly three centuries, the Ptolemies were the longest and final dynasty of ancient Egypt, heralding a distinct era of religious and cultural syncretism between the Greek and Egyptian civilizations.

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All rulers (8)

  1. Ptolemy I Soter305–283 BCE
  2. Ptolemy II Philadelphus282–246 BCE
  3. Berenice III101–88 BCE
  4. Berenice III81–80 BCE
  5. Berenice IV of Egypt58–55 BCE
  6. Cleopatra51–30 BCE
  7. Arsinoe IV of Egypt48–47 BCE
  8. Caesarion44–30 BCE

Records (24)

  1. 332 BCE — Battle of GazaBattle · Macedonia ▸ Gaza
  2. 332 BCE — Battle of TyreBattle · Macedonia ▸ Tyre, Persia
  3. 327 BCE — Battle of AornosBattle
  4. 327 BCE — Battle of Sogdian RockBattle · Macedonia ▸ Sogdiana
  5. 326 BCE — Battle of HydaspesBattle · Macedonia ▸ Porus, Abisares
  6. 306 BCE — Battle of Salamis, CyprusBattle · Demetrius Poliocrates ▸ Ptolmey
  7. 280–279 BCE — Carian WarWar
  8. 274–271 BCE — First Syrian WarWar
  9. 267–261 BCE — Chremonidean WarWar
  10. 260–253 BCE — Second Syrian WarWar
  11. 246–241 BCE — Third Syrian WarWar
  12. 245 BCE — Battle of AndrosBattle · Macedon ▸ Ptolmeic Egypt
  13. 219–217 BCE — Fourth Syrian WarWar
  14. 217 BCE — Battle of RaphiaBattle
  15. 206–186 BCE — Great Revolt of EgyptRebellion
  16. 202–195 BCE — Fifth Syrian WarWar
  17. 200 BCE — Battle of AbydosBattle · Macedonia ▸ Abydos, Pergamum, Rhodes
  18. 170–168 BCE — Sixth Syrian WarWar
  19. 145 BCE — Battle of the OenoparusBattle
  20. 55 BCE — Battle of PelusiumBattle
  21. 48 BCE — Alexandrian WarWar
  22. 48 BCE — Battle of AlexandriaBattle · Rome ▸ Egypt
  23. 47 BCE — Battle of the NileBattle
  24. 47 BCE — Battle of Castra IudaeorumBattle

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