Biographical dossier
Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter is classified in the historical people index as MILITARY PERSONNEL. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:person:person:wd:Q168261
- Catalogue ID
- person:wd:Q168261
- Wikidata ID
- Q168261
- Occupation class
- MILITARY PERSONNEL
- Life span
- 367 BC–283 BC
- Birth anchor
- Egypt (367 BC)
- Death anchor
- Alexandria (283 BC)
- HPI
- 82.09338213845844
Chronological record
The dataset places the life between 367 BC and 283 BC. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.
Geographic anchors
Birth: Egypt (367 BC). Death: Alexandria (283 BC).
Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.
Historical role
The source assigns the broad occupation class MILITARY PERSONNEL. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.
Source and identity method
Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 10.3023191604085.
Research questions
- Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
- Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
- How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
- Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?