Ptolemy I Soter (366-282 BCE) was one of the successor kings to the empire of Alexander the Great. He served not only as king of Egypt but also the founder of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, a dynasty which included the infamous Cleopatra VII.
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c. 366 BCE - 282 BCELife of Ptolemy I Soter.
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323 BCE - 282 BCERule of Ptolemy I Soter.
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322 BCE - 275 BCEThe Wars of the Diadochi, also known as the Wars of Alexander's Successors.
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312 BCEDemetrius I of Macedon loses the Battle of Giza against Ptolemy I and Seleucus I Nicator.
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306 BCEDemetrius I of Macedon defeats Ptolemy's fleet at Salamis, off the coast of Cyprus.
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305 BCE - 30 BCEThe Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.
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300 BCEPtolemy I founds the Museum of Alexandria.
