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Ptolemaic Kingdom

period from 305 to 30 BC in ancient Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom

Summary

Ptolemaic Kingdom is a Hellenistic kingdom[1]. It draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (hellenistic_kingdom category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ptolemaic Kingdom is on the continent of Africa[3].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's instance of is recorded as Hellenistic kingdom[5].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's head of state is recorded as Ptolemy I Soter[6].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's head of state is recorded as Ptolemy II Philadelphus[7].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's head of state is recorded as Ptolemy III Euergetes[8].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's head of state is recorded as Ptolemy IV Philopator[9].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's head of state is recorded as Ptolemy V Epiphanes[10].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's capital is recorded as Alexandria[11].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's shares border with is recorded as Hasmonean Judea[12].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's founder is recorded as Ptolemy I Soter[13].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom is part of Egyptian Hellenistic period[14].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's Commons category is recorded as Greco-Roman Egypt[15].
  • 305 BC marks the founding of Ptolemaic Kingdom[16].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom was dissolved in 30 BC[17].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's located in/on physical feature is recorded as North Africa[18].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Levant[19].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Nile[20].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ptolemaic Kingdom[21].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:civilization=greek_egyptian[22].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as historic:period=ptolemaic_egypt[23].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's participant in is recorded as Alexandrian War[24].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's replaced by is recorded as Roman Egypt[25].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ptolemaic Egypt[26].
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].

Body

Geography

Continents include Africa[3] and Asia[4]. Ptolemaic Kingdom is part of Egyptian Hellenistic period[14].

Designation and Status

Ptolemaic Kingdom's instance of is recorded as Hellenistic kingdom[5].

History and Context

305 BC marks the founding of Ptolemaic Kingdom[16].

Why It Matters

Ptolemaic Kingdom draws 138 Wikipedia views per month (hellenistic_kingdom category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Alexander Helios Alexandria Aristophanes of Byzantium Arsinoe I Arsinoe IV of Egypt Berenice II Berenice III Berenice I of Egypt Berenice IV of Egypt Caesarion Cleopatra Manetho Nile Ptolemy III Euergetes Ptolemy II Philadelphus Ptolemy I Soter Ptolemy IV Philopator Ptolemy V Epiphanes Theocritus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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