Ptolemy Keraunos

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Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.

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Ptolemy Keraunos canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler
ancient Greek person
assassin
king of Macedon
monarch
causeOfDeath decapitation
countryOfCitizenship Macedon
Ptolemaic Kingdom
dateOfBirth circa 319 BC
dateOfDeath 279 BC
dynasty Antipatrid-Ptolemaic lineage
epithet Keraunos
epithetMeaning Thunderbolt
father Ptolemy I Soter
historicalReputation cruel and opportunistic ruler
killedBy Celtic invaders
languageSpoken Ancient Greek
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
memberOf Antigonid-era Macedonian monarchy
linked to: Antigonid dynasty
mother Eurydice of Antipatrid dynasty
nobleFamily Ptolemaic dynasty
linked to: House of Ptolemy
notableEvent assassination of Seleucus I at Lysimachia
defeat and death during Celtic invasion of Greece
notableFor assassination of Seleucus I Nicator
instability in Macedon after Lysimachus
role in the Wars of the Diadochi aftermath
violent seizure of the Macedonian throne
occupation king
participatedIn power struggles among the Diadochi
placeOfBirth Egypt
Ptolemaic court at Alexandria
linked to: Mouseion
placeOfDeath Macedon
politicalAlignment successor states of Alexander the Great
positionHeld King of Macedon
King of Thrace
predecessor Lysimachus
reignEnd 279 BC
reignStart 281 BC
relative Antipater (maternal grandfather)
linked to: Antipater

Lysimachus (father-in-law or political ally at times)
linked to: Lysimachus
religion ancient Greek religion
sexOrGender male
sibling Meleager (king of Macedon)
linked to: Meleager

Ptolemy II Philadelphus
successor Antipater Etesias
Meleager (king of Macedon)
linked to: Meleager
territoryRuled Macedon
parts of Thrace
timePeriod early 3rd century BC

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Diadochi hasPart Ptolemy Keraunos
Ptolemy I Soter child Ptolemy Keraunos
Antigonus II Gonatas predecessor Ptolemy Keraunos
Seleucus I Nicator killedBy Ptolemy Keraunos
Lysimachus rival Ptolemy Keraunos