Ptolemais (c. 315–?)
Ptolemais (c. 315–?)
Egyptian princess. Born around 315 bce; daughter of Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt (r. 305–285 bce), and Eurydice (fl. 321 bce); married Demetrius Poliorcetes ("the City Besieger"); children: Demetrius the Fair (who married Berenice II of Cyrene [c. 273–221 bce]).
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