Lagid house
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The Lagid house, also known as the Ptolemaic dynasty, was the Macedonian Greek royal family that ruled Egypt from the time of Alexander the Great’s successor Ptolemy I until the death of Cleopatra VII.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian Greek dynasty
ⓘ
Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lagid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Library of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mouseion of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Ptolemaic coinage ⓘ |
| dynasticName | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticPractice | sibling marriage ⓘ |
| endCause | Roman annexation of Egypt ⓘ |
| endTime | 30 BC ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Macedonian Greek ⓘ |
| fellTo | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Hellenistic monarchy ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Egyptian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Cleopatra VII Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hellenistic kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Alexandrian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Raphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Cleopatra VII Philopator
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VIII Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Ancient Egyptian religion
ⓘ
Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| startTime | 305 BC ⓘ |
| territorialPeak |
Coele-Syria
NERFINISHED
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Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedCalendar |
Egyptian calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek calendar ⓘ |
| usedRoyalCult | Ptolemaic ruler cult ⓘ |
| usedTitle |
Basileus
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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