Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
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Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
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Ptolemy son of Seleucus from Orestis or Tymphaia, was one of the select officers called Somatophylaces, or guards of the king's person; he combined with that distinguished post the command of one of the divisions of the phalanx. Ptolemy was from an upper noble family. He was lately married when he accompanied Alexander on his expedition to Asia, 334 BC, on which account he was selected by the king to command the body of Macedonians, who were allowed to return home for the winter at the end of th
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General under Alexander the Great
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2024-02-27T22:01:29Z
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