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title: Ptolemy I Soter and Wife Eurydice
author: # wynnter
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/300/ptolemy-i-soter-and-wife-eurydice/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ptolemy I Soter and Wife Eurydice
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/300.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Ptolemy I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_I/) Soter (367 - 283 BCE) was a trusted Macedonian general of [Alexander the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/), and became ruler of [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). Engraved by an unknown artist after an ancient [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) relic. It was published in a history of Italian [Renaissance art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Renaissance_Art/) in 1883 and is now in the public domain.
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## Cite This Work
### APA
wynnter, #. (2012, April 26). Ptolemy I Soter and Wife Eurydice. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
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