Ptolemaic, 305-283 BC portrait bust of Pharoah Ptolemy I, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ruled Egypt as Ptolemy I Soter ('Saviour') with his sister-wife, Berenike I, until his death in 283 BC. At his death he left a very prosperous kingdom. He also founded the Museum (Mouseion), a cultural centre for scholars and artists, and established the famous library at Alexandria.

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Ptolemaic, 305-283 BC portrait bust of Pharoah Ptolemy I, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ruled Egypt as Ptolemy I Soter ('Saviour') with his sister-wife, Berenike I, until his death in 283 BC. At his death he left a very prosperous kingdom. He also founded the Museum (Mouseion), a cultural centre for scholars and artists, and established the famous library at Alexandria.

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