King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
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The King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt was the Hellenistic monarch who ruled Egypt and its territories from Alexandria following the breakup of Alexander the Great’s empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic royal office
ⓘ
head of state position ⓘ monarchical title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ptolemaic king
ⓘ
Ptolemaic pharaoh ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Aegean possessions
ⓘ
Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Levantine coastal territories ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Library of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mouseion of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coRuledWith | Cleopatra VII Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 30 BC ⓘ |
| ethnicOriginOfDynasty | Macedonian Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedEvent | Partition of Alexander the Great’s empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Ptolemy I Soter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy IX Soter II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XV Caesarion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 305 BC ⓘ |
| integratedCulture |
Egyptian culture
ⓘ
Greek culture ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Greek ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Ptolemy XV Caesarion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy | pharaonic religious traditions ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic monarchies ⓘ |
| powerBase | Macedonian-Greek military elite ⓘ |
| precededBy | Satrap of Egypt under Alexander’s empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Egyptian polytheism
ⓘ
Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| style |
Basileus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Roman prefect of Egypt ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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