Ptolemaic navy

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maritime force military organization navy

The Ptolemaic navy was the maritime military force of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, which played a major role in Mediterranean power struggles before its eventual defeat and absorption by Rome.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ptolemaic navy canonical	4
Hellenistic fleets	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime force ⓘ military organization ⓘ navy ⓘ
activeDuring	Hellenistic period ⓘ
commandedBy	Cleopatra VII ⓘ surface form: Cleopatra VII Philopator Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ Ptolemy IV Philopator ⓘ Ptolemy VIII Physcon ⓘ Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
conflict	Roman–Ptolemaic War ⓘ surface form: Roman–Ptolemaic conflicts Syrian Wars ⓘ Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ conflicts with Antigonid Macedonia ⓘ conflicts with the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
country	Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
declineCause	internal political instability in the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ rising Roman naval power ⓘ
dissolvedFollowing	Roman invasion of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Roman annexation of Egypt
endTime	1st century BC ⓘ
fate	absorbed into the Roman navy after 30 BC ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Alexandria ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Actium ⓘ Battle of Andros ⓘ Battle of Cos ⓘ Battle of Ephesus (c. 258 BC) ⓘ Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Salamis (306 BC)
operatedIn	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Nile ⓘ surface form: Nile River Red Sea ⓘ
partOf	Ptolemaic army ⓘ surface form: armed forces of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
peakStrength	one of the largest navies in the Hellenistic world ⓘ
primaryBase	Alexandria ⓘ
startTime	late 4th century BC ⓘ
supported	Ptolemaic control of Cyprus ⓘ Ptolemaic control of the Aegean Sea ⓘ Ptolemaic influence in the Levant ⓘ
usedBy	Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
usedFor	amphibious operations ⓘ power projection ⓘ protection of maritime trade routes ⓘ sea control in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
usedShipType	polyreme ⓘ quadrireme ⓘ quinquereme ⓘ transport ship ⓘ trireme ⓘ war galley ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman navy → opposed → Ptolemaic navy ⓘ

Second Syrian War → hasParticipant → Ptolemaic navy ⓘ

Seleucid navy → opposed → Ptolemaic navy ⓘ

Macedonian navy → rival → Ptolemaic navy ⓘ

Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) → combatantType → Ptolemaic navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hellenistic fleets