Alexandria

Dietmar Herrmann ()

Chapter Chapter 9 in Ancient Mathematics, 2022, pp 117-130 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract After the death of Alexander in 323 BC, the empire was divided among his generals Antigonus (Macedonia), Lysimachus (Asia Minor), Seleucus I (Mesopotamia and Syria), and Ptolemy I (Egypt and Palestine). Since Ptolemy’s mother Arsinoe lived at the court of Philip of Macedonia, it is possible that he was related to Alexander by blood. In 305 BC he proclaimed himself king and took the name Ptolemy I Soter (= Savior), because as Alexander’s bodyguard he had saved his life.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-66494-0_9

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