Ptolemy I Soter

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founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty

c. 367 BC – 282 BC · 85 years · Alexandria · Africa

General of Alexander who became king of Egypt after his death and founded the Museum and Library of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries around the world

Europe

Aristotle — ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, 17 years older
Plato — ancient Greek philosopher, 61 years older
Pytheas — Greek navigator and geographer, 17 years younger
Olympias — queen of Macedon, mother of Alexander, 8 years older

Middle East

Alexander the Great — king of Macedon and conqueror, 11 years younger

Africa

Euclid — ancient Greek mathematician, 42 years younger
Arsinoe II — queen of Ptolemaic Egypt, 51 years younger

Asia

Mencius — Chinese Confucian philosopher, 5 years older
Chandragupta Maurya — founder of the Maurya Empire, 27 years younger
Ashoka — Maurya emperor, 63 years younger
Zhuangzi — Chinese Taoist philosopher, 2 years older
Qu Yuan — Chinese poet and minister, 27 years younger

The world in their lifetime

331 BC Battle of Gaugamela — aged 36, Middle East
331 BC Founding of Alexandria — aged 36, Africa
323 BC Death of Alexander the Great — aged 44, Middle East
c. 322 BC Founding of the Maurya Empire — aged 45, Asia
c. 300 BC Maya script — aged 67, Americas
c. 285 BC Library of Alexandria — aged 82, Africa