Ptolemaic Judea
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Ptolemaic Judea was the region of Judea under the control of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt during the Hellenistic period, marked by Greek influence and shifting power struggles with the Seleucid Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hellenistic Judea | 1 |
| Ptolemaic Judea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9779194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ptolemaic Judea Context triple: [Yehud Medinata, successor, Ptolemaic Judea]
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Hellenistic–Roman Judea
Hellenistic–Roman Judea was the period in Judean history marked by successive Hellenistic and then Roman rule, characterized by cultural fusion, political upheaval, and the backdrop for the late Second Temple era.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic state in Egypt ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty from the late 4th century BC until the Roman conquest, known for its fusion of Greek and Egyptian culture and its major role in Mediterranean politics.
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Herodian Kingdom
The Herodian Kingdom was a client state of the Roman Empire in the Levant, ruled by the Herodian dynasty and encompassing much of Judea and surrounding regions in the late first century BCE and early first century CE.
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Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt was the period when Egypt was successively ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and then incorporated into the Roman Empire, marked by a fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.
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Palaestina Tertia
Palaestina Tertia was a late Roman and Byzantine province in the southern Levant, encompassing parts of the Negev, Sinai, and southern Transjordan with Petra as a major center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ptolemaic Judea Target entity description: Ptolemaic Judea was the region of Judea under the control of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt during the Hellenistic period, marked by Greek influence and shifting power struggles with the Seleucid Empire.
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A.
Hellenistic–Roman Judea
Hellenistic–Roman Judea was the period in Judean history marked by successive Hellenistic and then Roman rule, characterized by cultural fusion, political upheaval, and the backdrop for the late Second Temple era.
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B.
Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic state in Egypt ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty from the late 4th century BC until the Roman conquest, known for its fusion of Greek and Egyptian culture and its major role in Mediterranean politics.
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C.
Herodian Kingdom
The Herodian Kingdom was a client state of the Roman Empire in the Levant, ruled by the Herodian dynasty and encompassing much of Judea and surrounding regions in the late first century BCE and early first century CE.
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D.
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt was the period when Egypt was successively ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and then incorporated into the Roman Empire, marked by a fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.
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E.
Palaestina Tertia
Palaestina Tertia was a late Roman and Byzantine province in the southern Levant, encompassing parts of the Negev, Sinai, and southern Transjordan with Petra as a major center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former polity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Antiochus III the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Greek education and culture
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Hellenization ⓘ interaction between Greek and Jewish traditions ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
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temple-based economy ⓘ |
| endTime |
c. 200 BCE
ⓘ
early 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Greeks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ Samaritans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed |
Achaemenid Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian-period Yehud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Seleucid Judea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid rule in Judea ⓘ |
| governmentType |
province
ⓘ
satrapy ⓘ |
| historyEvent |
Battle of Panium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diadochi wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ Koine Greek ⓘ |
| legalSystem | combination of local Jewish law and royal decrees ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCity | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainReligiousInstitution | Jerusalem Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ptolemy I Soter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy II Philadelphus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coele-Syria
NERFINISHED
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Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Hellenistic religion
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Judaism ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 301 BCE
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late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | buffer zone between Ptolemaic and Seleucid realms ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ptolemaic governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia
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Ptolemaic monarch ⓘ |
| taxation | subject to Ptolemaic tax farming ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ptolemaic Judea Description of subject: Ptolemaic Judea was the region of Judea under the control of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt during the Hellenistic period, marked by Greek influence and shifting power struggles with the Seleucid Empire.
Referenced by (2)
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