Ptolemaic Kingdom
period from 305 to 30 BC in ancient Egypt
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Summary
Ptolemaic Kingdom is a Hellenistic kingdom[1]. It draws 11,566 Wikipedia views per month (hellenistic kingdom category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Africa[3], Asia[4]
- Head of state: Ptolemy I Soter[5], Ptolemy II Philadelphus[6], Ptolemy III Euergetes[7], Ptolemy IV Philopator[8], Ptolemy V Epiphanes[9]
- Capital: Alexandria[10]
- Shares border with: Hasmonean Judea[11]
- Founder: Ptolemy I Soter[12]
- Part of: Egyptian Hellenistic period[13]
- Commons category: Greco-Roman Egypt[14]
- Inception: 305 BC[15]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 30 BC[16]
- Located in/on physical feature: North Africa[17], Levant[18], Nile[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ptolemaic Kingdom[20]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:civilization=greek_egyptian[21], historic:period=ptolemaic_egypt[22]
- Participant in: Alexandrian War[23]
- Replaced by: Roman Egypt[24]
- Topic has template: Template:Ptolemaic Egypt[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26]
Why It Matters
Ptolemaic Kingdom has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]