Artakama ref http www.tyndalehouse.com egypt ptolemies artakama fr.htm Artakama by Chris Bennett. Retrieved October 2010 ref was the second wife of Ptolemy I Soter . Artakama married Ptolemy then a general in April 324 BC at the Susa marriage festival as ordered by Alexander the Great . ref http www.livius.org aj al alexander alexander t24.html Translation of Anabasis by the Greek author Arrian of Nicomedia at www.livius.com ref Artakama is called Apama by Plutarch , but this is likely an error. Ptolemy had no known children by Artakama. Artakama was a daughter of Artabazus of Phrygia , a grandson of king Artaxerxes II and queen Strateira. ref Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0 500 05128 3 ref Her father was a Satrap of Daskyleion under Artaxerxes III and Darius III , and a Satrap of Bactria under Alexander. Her mother was most likely the only known wife of Artabazus, an anonymous sister of the Rhodian generals Memnon of Rhodes Memnon and Mentor of Rhodes Mentor , who were in Persian service in the late 340 BC s and the 330 BC s. ref http www.livius.org arl arz artabazus artabazus.htm Artabazus on www.livius.com ref References reflist External links http www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk Egypt ptolemies artakama.htm Genealogy DEFAULTSORT Artakama Category Ptolemaic dynasty Category Ancient Egyptian queens consort Category 4th century BC women Category Achaemenid women be x old br Artakama el es Artacama eu Artakama id Artakama la Artacama no Artakama pl Artakama ru sh Artakama zh ... more details
For the astronomer, see Ptolemy for others named Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus , see Ptolemy disambiguation . Infobox person name Ptolemy I Soter I br Founder of the Ptolemaic Kingdom image Ptolemy I Soter Louvre Ma849.jpg image size 200px caption Bust of Ptolemy I in the Louvre Museum birth date 367 BC birth place Macedon death date 283 BC aged 84 death place Alexandria , Egypt spouse Artakama br Tha s br Eurydice of Egypt Eurydice br Berenice I of Egypt Berenice I parents Arsinoe of Macedonia and unknown children With Berenice I of Egypt Berenice I br Ptolemy II Philadelphus br Arsinoe II of Egypt Arsinoe II br Philotera br With Tha s br Lagus br Leontiscus br Eirene br With Eurydice of Egypt Eurydice br Ptolemy Keraunos br Meleager king Meleager br Argaeus br Lysandra br Ptolemais Ptolemy I Soter I lang grc , Ptolema os S t r , i.e. Ptolemy pronounced IPA en t l mi the Savior , also known as Ptolemy Lagides , ref http www.reshafim.org.il ad egypt texts lagides.htm The decree of Ptolemy Lagides ref c. 367 BC c. 283 BC, was a Macedon ian general under Alexander the Great , who became ruler of Egypt 323 BC 283 BC and founder of both the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Ptolemaic Dynasty . In 305 4 BC he took the title of pharaoh . His mother was Arsinoe of Macedon , and, while his father is unknown, ancient sources variously describe him either as the son of Lagus , a Macedonian nobleman, or as an illegitimate son of Philip II of Macedon which, if true would have made Ptolemy the half brother of Alexander . Ptolemy was one of Alexander s most trusted generals, and was among the seven somatophylax somatophylakes bodyguards attached to his person. He was a few years older than Alexander, and had been his intimate friend since childhood. Ptolemy served with Alexander from his first campaigns, and played a principal part in the later campaigns in Afghanistan and India . At the Susa marriage festival in 324, Alexander had Ptolemy marry the Persian princess Artakama . ... more details
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