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Ptolemy I Soter
Bust of Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt (305 BC–282 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. The identification is based upon coin effigies.
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Bust of Ptolemy I
This is a fragment of a basalt statue of Ptolemy I (general of Alexander the Great), who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt. He wears the Egyptian royal headdress and the protective serpent. It is said that it was found in the lining...
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Ptolemy I
Ptolemy I (366-282 BCE), gold pentadrachm. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Ptolemy XV
This larger than life 1st Century BCE granite head was found in the submerged sections of ancient Alexandria, Egypt. It is believed to have been a part of a statue depicting Ptolemy XV, commonly known as "Caesarion" (Greek for "Little Caesar"...
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Ptolemy XII Pylon, Edfu Temple
Relief from the Temple of Horus at Edfu, depicting Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE) smiting his enemies. 1st century BCE.
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Ptolemy XII Tetradrachm
A silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE), minted in Alexandria, Egypt.
National Library of France, Paris.
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Ptolemy I Soter and Wife Eurydice
Ptolemy I Soter (367 - 283 BCE) was a trusted Macedonian general of Alexander the Great, and became ruler of Egypt. Engraved by an unknown artist after an ancient Roman relic. It was published in a history of Italian Renaissance art in 1883...
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Statue of Ptolemy XII
Limestone statue of Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE), c. 55 BCE.
Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria.
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Antioch
Antioch or Antiochia was an ancient city located on the Orontes River near the Amanus Mountains in Syria. The “land of four cities” - Seleucia, Apamea, Laodicea, and Antiochia - was founded by Seleucus I Nicator (Victor) between 301 and 299...
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Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator (l. c. 358-281 BCE, r. 305-281 BCE) was one of the generals of Alexander the Great (l. 356-323 BCE) who made up the group of Diadochi ("successors") who divided the vast Macedonian Empire between them after the death of...