Ptolemaic Dynasty

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Ptolemaic dynasty, (Ancient Greek: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, sometimes also known as the Lagids, Ancient Greek: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, from the name of Ptolemy I's father, Lagus) was a Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt during the Hellenistic period. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC. Ptolemy, a somatophylax, one of the seven bodyguards who served as Alexander the Great's generals and deputies, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 BC. In 305 BC, he declared himself King Ptolemy I, later known as "Soter" (saviour). The Egyptians soon accepted the Ptolemies as the successors to the pharaohs of independent Egypt. Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of 30 BC.