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Ptolemy Keraunos

318 BC - 279 BC

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Ptolemy Ceraunus (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Κεραυνός Ptolemaios Keraunos; c. 319 BC – January/February 279 BC) was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and briefly king of Macedon. As the son of Ptolemy I Soter, he was originally heir to the throne of Ptolemaic Egypt, but he was displaced in favour of his younger brother Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy Keraunos has received more than 233,171 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ptolemy Keraunos is the 2,837th most popular politician (down from 2,727th in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 145th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Egyptian Politician.

Ptolemy Keraunos is most famous for his failed attempt to assassinate Alexander the Great.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 2,837 out of 19,576. Before him are Narseh, Gevherhan Sultan, Wei Yan, Ḫattušili I, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., and Tiridates III of Armenia. After him are Servilia, Qazi Muhammad, 3rd Dalai Lama, Nicola Amati, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, and Joseph Babinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 318 BC, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 2. Before him is Pyrrhus of Epirus.  Among people deceased in 279 BC, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 1. After him are Stilpo, Brennus, Meleager, Antipater Etesias, and Publius Decius Mus.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 157 out of 642. Before him are Apries (-650), Taha Hussein (1889), Theophylact Simocatta (580), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), and Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190). After him are Georges Moustaki (1934), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Mentuhotep III (-2050), Neferefre (-2500), and Smendes (-1200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 71. Before him are Sa'id of Egypt (1822), Intef I (-2200), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), Apries (-650), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), and Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68). After him are Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Cleopatra Selene of Syria (-130), Mentuhotep III (-2050), Neferefre (-2500), Smendes (-1200), and Intef II (-2150).

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