Ptolemy I Soter

The film, Alexander, is a historic drama about Alexander the Great, who became legendary for his military prowess. Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian general, narrates throughout the film. Moments of Alexander’s childhood was shown, such as his difficult relationship with his mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip II of Macedon. After Alexander became King of Macedonia, he sets out to conquer the Persian Empire. He continued his eight-year campaign across East Asia, before returning home to Babylon

until Ptolemy arrived in Egypt. Ptolemy was the son of Arsinoe of Macedon and his father is unknown. Some ancients described him as an illegitimate son of Philip II of Macedon; if true this would make him a half brother to Alexander the Great. He was one of Alexander’s most trusted generals. He was also a close friend since childhood. After the death of Alexander, Ptolemy was appointed Satrap by Perdiccas during the partition of Babylon. Clemonenes was left as hyparch under him. Ptolemy was not

though the city has survived today, the Great Library has not (The Ancient Library). The Great Library of Alexandria was in Alexandria, Egypt (White). The Great Library is believed that around 295 B.C.E. the scholar Demetrius of Phalerum convinced Ptolemy I to establish the library. The Great Library was built because Demetrius wanted a library that housed every book in the world and there would be a center for intellectual and philosophical lectures and discussion. There are no ruins that have been

To understand modern Alexandria, we have to go back a little to its history. The history of Alexandria is an admirable story that exposes to the reader the significant role the city played as Egypt's most important harbor and of its unfolding civilization and participation in the structure of Egypt. Thanks to the economic importance as a center of trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria has long been home to a considerable foreign colony. Most of the Europeans who make up a large percentage

In the history of the world there has never been a teenager that matched the successes Alexander the Great achieved. He was, without a doubt, the most successful general and conqueror that the world has ever seen. No man ever matched his strength and courage on the battlefield nor did anyone match his leadership abilities. Men like Alexander the Great did not come around often, but when they did, their actions and exploits shocked the world and changed every aspect of life as it once was. Alexander

four of his generals (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Ptolemy was the ruler of Egypt and was given the Palestine territory and Seleucus controlled the area of Syria (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Throughout the next century, the Ptolemies controlled Palestine and a large influx of Jews settled in Egypt (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). With the establishment of a new ruler in Syria, Antiochus the Great, conflicts began between the Seleucid people and the Ptolemies of Egypt over the territory of Palestine (Tullock

Ptolemy was an Egyptian astronomer, mathematician, and geographer of Greek descent who flourished in Alexandria during the 2nd century. Ptolemy was born c. 100 CE and died c. 170 CE. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt. There aren’t many resources that can say or that know a lot about Ptolemy’s personal life. There are no indications that he was married. Ptolemy was focused more on his career. In several fields, his writings represent the culminating achievement of Greco Roman science, particularly

Thought is what makes us humans. Our rationalism, our ability to make decisions based on our own reason and knowledge, is what makes humans human and not animals. Now a day we all have access to the largest library, the largest source of knowledge the world has ever known: the internet. Over 2,000 years ago we had the Library of Alexandria, a place where intellectuals would gather to discuss ideas and conduct research from over half a million books, a place where knowledge could grow. In 332

Alexander’s childhood friend, Ptolemy, soon came to rule over the city and Alexandria began rising. Ptolemy had plans for the city and began building innovative roads and two sea harbors. With these new developments, authors note, the “fundamental plan of the greatest city in the ancient world was complete.” Houses, slaves, cattle, and taxpayers were being taken from surrounding villages and given to the capital city of Alexandria. When Ptolemy’s son and successor (Ptolemy II) began his rule on the city

Alexander the Great’s large accomplishments in the third century BC changed the landscape of Afro-Eurasia in ancient times, and arguably through modern day. With the growth of his empire came the spread of Hellenistic culture throughout the lands he conquered. From the Mediterranean to Asia to the Middle East he helped expand trade routes and most of all the spread of ideas in religion, politics, and culture. One of the larger aspects of this spread of culture from Alexander was the expansion of