Ptolemy I Soter

Ptolemy I Soter

male
Ptolemaic dynasty, Thaïs, hetaera, Arsinoe of Macedonia, sōtēr, Hellenistic Egyptian
Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian general who became the ruler of Egypt (323 BC—283 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. In 305 BC he took th...
Menander

Menander

male
Ancient Athenian, Lagus, Ptolemy I of Egypt, New Comedy, Peiraeus, PtolemySoter
Menander (ca. 342-291 BC) (Greek:), Greek dramatist, the chief representative of the New Comedy, was born in Athens. He was the son of well-to-do...
Cassander

Cassander

male
pausanias, macedonian, Philip Arrhidaeus, Pydna, dropsy, Antipatrid dynasty…Ptolemy I of Egypt, PtolemySoter
Cassander, King of Macedon (305—297 BC), was the eldest son of Antipater, and founder of the short-lived Antipatrid dynasty. He first appears at th...
Simon Of Cyrene

Simon Of Cyrene

male
PtolemySoter, crucifixion, Act of the Apostles, ACT, Epistle to the Romans, Gospel of Matthew
Simon of Cyrene was the person compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to the Gospel...
Diodorus Cronus

Diodorus Cronus

male
ancient greek, philosopher, apollonius, Megarian school of philosophy, PtolemySoter, Megarian school
Diodorus Cronus (4th century BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian school. Most notable for logic innovations, in particular the paradox of...