Ptolemy Philadelphus (Cleopatra) — Ptolemy Philadelphus ( el. ο Πτολεμαίος Φιλάδελφος), August/September 36 BC 29 BC) was a Ptolemaic Prince and was the youngest child of Greek Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Roman Triumvir Mark Antony. Ptolemy was of Greek and Roman… … Wikipedia
Ptolemy Philadelphus — (b. 36 BC) Younger son of Marcus Antoniusand Cleopatra VII. He was assigned Syria and the eastern part of the Roman Empire by his father in 34 BC. He was taken prisoner by Augustus in 30 BC, but his ultimate fate is unknown. See also… … Ancient Egypt
Ptolemy II Philadelphus — (Greek: Polytonic|Πτολεμαῖος Φιλάδελφος, Ptolemaĩos Philádelphos , 309 BC ndash;246 BC), was the king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 283 BC to 246 BC. He was the son of the founder of the Ptolemaic kingdom Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice, and was educated… … Wikipedia
Ptolemy — Ptolemy1 [täl′ə mē] n. 1. name of a Macedonian dynasty of Egypt founded by Ptolemy I and ruling from 323 to 30 B.C. 2. pl. Ptolemies a member of this dynasty Ptolemy2 [täl′ə mē] 1. (L. name Claudius Ptolomaeus) 2d cent. A.D.; Alexandrian… … English World dictionary
Ptolemy (name) — The name Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus comes from the Greek Ptolemaios , which means warlike. There have been many people named Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus, the most famous of which are the Greek Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus and the Macedonian… … Wikipedia
PTOLEMY — PTOLEMY, the common name of monarchs of the Macedonian (or Thirty First) Dynasty who ruled in Egypt from 323 to 30 B.C.E. It is unclear precisely how many such sovereigns there actually were; some scholars give a total of 14 and some 16. Most… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ptolemy III Euergetes — Ptolemy III Euergetes, (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης, Ptolemaĩos Euergétēs , reigned 246 BC ndash;222 BC) was the third ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. He was the eldest son of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his first wife, Arsinoe I, and… … Wikipedia
Ptolemy II Philadelphus — Philadelphia King 283 246 BC. *Ptolemy I associated his son Philadelphus with him as co regent in 285 BC, and he inherited the kingdom in 282 BC. During his reign Egypt reached the zenith of her power under the *Ptolemies. Philadelphus married… … Ancient Egypt
Ptolemy I Soter — For the astronomer, see Ptolemy; for others named Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus , see Ptolemy (disambiguation). Infobox Person name = Ptolemy I Soter Founder of the Ptolemaic Kingdom image size = 270px caption = Bust of Ptolemy Soter in the British… … Wikipedia
Ptolemy I Soter — born 367/366, Macedonia died 283/282 BC, Egypt Ruler of Egypt (323–285) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. A Macedonian general of Alexander the Great, he and the other generals divided the empire after Alexander s death, Ptolemy becoming… … Universalium
