Ptolemaic army
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The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| armed forces of the Ptolemaic Kingdom | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Aegean Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coele-Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Macedonian military system ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Ptolemaic kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 30 BC ⓘ |
| employs |
Greek and Macedonian officers
ⓘ
cleruch soldiers ⓘ mercenary soldiers ⓘ native Egyptian troops ⓘ |
| follows | Macedonian army of Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Cyprus
NERFINISHED
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Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Nile valley NERFINISHED ⓘ frontier fortresses in Coele-Syria ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cretan archers
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Galatian mercenaries ⓘ Greek settler troops ⓘ Macedonian-style phalanx ⓘ Thracian mercenaries ⓘ cavalry units ⓘ light infantry ⓘ mercenary contingents ⓘ native Egyptian infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ peltasts ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 4th century BC ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Greek ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Ptolemaic royal treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Cleopatra VII
NERFINISHED
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Lagid generals ⓘ Ptolemy I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Alexandrian War
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Panium NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Raphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ internal dynastic conflicts of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
defense of Ptolemaic territories
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expansion of Ptolemaic influence in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Greek settlers
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Macedonian settlers ⓘ foreign mercenaries ⓘ native Egyptians ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| usedBy | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Hellenistic phalanx tactics
ⓘ
combined arms tactics ⓘ sarissa pike ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
armed forces of the Ptolemaic Kingdom