Soter 'Saviour' Ptolemy I King of Egypt 
Soter 'Saviour' Ptolemy I King of was born in Abt 330 BC in Macedonia. Soter 'Saviour' Ptolemy I King of's father was Lagus 'The Rabbit' and his mother was Arsinoe. His paternal grandparents were Phillip II King of Macedonia and Olympias Princess of Epirus. He was an only child. He died in Abt. 283 BC in Alexandria, Egypt.General Notes
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Upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, the throne of Egypt fell to Ptolemy I, the son of Lagus. He was a veteran soldier and trusted commander who had served Alexander. He started the Ptolemaic Dynasty, which lasted about 300 years. He ran Egypt like a business, strictly for profit. One of the few surviving works of Ptolemy I Soter is the temple of Kom Abu Billo, which was dedicated to Hathor "Mistress of Mefket".
Source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism
Details of Soter 'Saviour' Ptolemy I King of's family with Berenike I of Macedonia
Source/Citation
Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies
Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies
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