Ptolemaic Kingdom
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Ryan Horne
Creators: Ryan Horne
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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History
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic kingdom founded by Ptolemy I Soter, which was primarily centered on Egypt. It was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 30 BCE following Octavian's victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII Philopator at the battle of Actium in 31 BCE.
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/463803480
31.201435, 29.909773
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- Ptolemaic Kingdom part of (regional) Ancient Egypt (region) (330 BC - 30 BC)
- Aegyptus (Roman imperial province) succeeds Ptolemaic Kingdom (30 BC - AD 300)
- Alexandria capital of Ptolemaic Kingdom (330 BC - 30 BC)
state (polity)
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Ryan Horne, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Ptolemaic Kingdom: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2019 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/463803480> [accessed: 24 April 2025]
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