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Noun: Ptolemy I Soter
  1. The king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt; a close friend and general of Alexander the Great who took charge of Egypt after Alexander died (circa 367-285 BC)
    - Ptolemy I

Type of: king, male monarch, Rex

Part of: Ptolemaic dynasty, Ptolemy

Encyclopedia: Ptolemy I Soter