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Ptolemy I Soter, Pharaoh of Egypt (c. 367 BC - c. 283 BC)

One of Alexander the Great's generals and personal friends, he established his rule in Egypt (323-283 BC) after Alexander's death. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-5423# Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter Relationships: Ptolemy I Soter was a employed by Alexander the Great (20 Jul 356 BC-11 Jun 323 BC)

Agathocles (c. 361 BC-c. 289 BC) was a relative of Ptolemy I Soter
Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 BC-12 Aug 30 BC) was a relative of Ptolemy I Soter
Pyrrhus of Epirus (319/318 BC-272 BC) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Ptolemy I Soter
Theophrastus (c. 371 BC-c. 287 BC) was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Ptolemy I Soter
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) 763 ΠTOΛEMAIOΛ. Caput Ptolomæi galeat. in Reverso Aquila surgens alis expansis. Ær. Ptolemy. Helmeted head of Ptolemy; on the reverse an eagle ascending with its wings outspread.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Ptolemy. Helmeted head of Ptolemy; on the reverse an eagle ascending with its wings outspread.