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| Picture No | 10176324 |
| Date | c367 - 283 BCE |
| Description | Ptolemy I Soter I, ruler of Egypt |
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Ptolemy I Soter I (Soter meaning Saviour), also known as Ptolemy Lagides, a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt (323-283 BC). He founded the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Ptolemaic Dynasty; in 305/4 BC he took the title of pharaoh. Seen here in profile, wearing armour, with a small crocodile on his head to represent Egypt.
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| Source | Engraving by J Chapman (probably based on a coin), published by J Wilkes, 1803 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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