Ptolemaic Dynasty Timeline

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  • 367 BCE

    Ptolemy I Born

  • 356 BCE

    Alexander the Great Born

  • 332 BCE

    Alexander the Great invaded Egypt

    He took the country without a battle.
  • 323 BCE

    Death of Alexander the Great

  • 322 BCE

    The Alexandrian Museum was built

    Built by Ptolemy I
  • 311 BCE

    Satrap Stele/Stela of Ptolemy I built

  • 308 BCE

    Ptolemy II Born

  • 305 BCE

    The beginning of the Ptolemaic dynasty

    Ptolemy I Soter I founded both the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Dynasty, later demanding the title of pharaoh. He was a general under Alexander the Great, and one of the four men who ruled over his previously conquered land.
  • Period: 305 BCE to 30 BCE

    Ptolemaic Dynasty

  • 283 BCE

    Royal library of Alexandria built

  • 283 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy II's rule

    Death of Ptolemy I
  • 246 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy III's rule

    Death of Ptolemy II
  • 222 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy IV's rule

    Death of Ptolemy III.
  • 205 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy V's rule

    Death of Ptolemy IV.
  • 196 BCE

    The Rosetta Stone was made

  • 180 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy VI's rule

    Death of Ptolemy V.
  • 145 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy VIII's rule

    Death of Ptolemy VI.
  • 116 BCE

    Beginning of Cleopatra III's and Ptolemy IX's rule

    Death of Ptolemy VIII.
  • 107 BCE

    Beginning of Cleopatra III's and Ptolemy X's rule

  • 101 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy X's rule

    Death of Cleopatra III.
  • 88 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy IX's rule

    Death of Ptolemy X.
  • 80 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy XI's rule

    Death of Ptolemy IX
  • 80 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy XII's rule

    Death of Ptolemy XI
  • 58 BCE

    Beginning of Berenice IV's rule

  • 55 BCE

    Beginning of Ptolemy XII's rule

    Death of Berenice IV
  • 51 BCE

    Beginning of Cleopatra VII's rule

    Death of Ptolemy XII.
    Cleopatra VII's rule was often shared with other rulers.
  • 30 BCE

    Cleopatra VII's death

    Cleopatra VII's death also marks the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
  • 20 BCE

    Temple of Hathor was built

    Began by Ptolemy XII, and was finished by Cleopatra VII