The Ptolemaic dynasty /ˌtɒləˈmeɪ.ᵻk/ (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), sometimes also known as the Lagids /ˈlædʒᵻdz/ or Lagidae /ˈlædʒᵻˌdiː/ (Ancient Greek: Λαγίδαι, Lagidai, after Lagus, Ptolemy I’s father), was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 to 30 BC. They were the last dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Ptolemy, one of the seven somatophylakes (bodyguards) who served as Alexander the Great’s generals and deputies, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexander’s death in 323 BC. In 305 BC, he declared himself Ptolemy I, later known as Sōter “Saviour”.
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Keywords: Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemaic, Ptolemies, Ptolemy Lagides, Soter, Ptolemy, Lagides, Hellenism, Greek Empire, Greecian, Grecian Empire, Greek kingdom, Hellenistic, Greek king, Alexander the Great, Alexander Successors, Alexander Great successors, Alexander general, Alexander the Great general, Egypt, Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemaic pharaohs, Ptolemy Soter, Ptolemy Philadelphus, Ptolemy Euergetes, Ptolemy Philopator, Ptolemy Epiphanes, Ptolemy Philometor, Ptolemy Eupator
Bible reference(s): Daniel 2:39, Daniel 8:5-14, Dan 8:21-25, Daniel 10:20, Dan 11
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