Ptolemy I Soter t King of Egyp [60710]
- Born: Abt 330 B.C., Macedonia
- Marriage: Berenice I of Macedonia [60709]
- Died: Abt 283 B.C., Alexandria, Egypt about age 47
 General Notes:
http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps23/ps23_112.htm
Upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, the throne of Egypt fell to Ptolemy I, the son of Lagus. He was a veteran soldier and trusted
commander who had served Alexander. He started the Ptolemaic Dynasty, which lasted about 300 years. He ran Egypt like a business, strictly
for profit. One of the few surviving works of Ptolemy I Soter is the temple of Kom Abu Billo, which was dedicated to Hathor "Mistress of
Mefket".
Ptolemy married Berenice I of Macedonia [60709] [MRIN: 551617102], daughter of Magas of Macedonia [60708] and Antigone of Macedonia [60707]. (Berenice I of Macedonia [60709] was born in 333 B.C. and died in 275 B.C..)
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