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Ptolemy I Soter

A man with blonde hair styled in a bun and a beard, wearing a red toga over a gold necklace, stands against a neutral background.

A Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He established Alexandria as a Hellenistic cultural hub and initiated the royal library project to collect all known worldly knowledge.

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