
Philip III Arrhidaeus
Regnal Name: Meryamun-Setepenre
Macedonian Period
Macedonian Dynasty
323-317 BC
Philip III Arrhidaeus, the half-brother of Alexander the Great, was recognized as king after Alexander's death in 323 BC. He possessed little independent political power, while Alexander's generals struggled for control of the empire and Ptolemy established himself in Egypt.
Alexander IV
Regnal Name: Haaibre-Setepenamun
Macedonian Period
Macedonian Dynasty
317-305 BC
Alexander IV was the posthumous son of Alexander the Great and Roxana and was nominally recognized as king alongside Philip III. Still a child during the wars of Alexander's successors, he was eventually murdered, extinguishing the direct Argead royal line.
Ptolemy I Soter
Regnal Name: Setepenre-Meryamun
Ptolemaic Period
Ptolemaic Dynasty
305-282 BC
Ptolemy I Soter was one of Alexander the Great's generals and took control of Egypt after Alexander's death. He assumed the title of king in 305 BC, founding the Ptolemaic dynasty and establishing Egypt as a major Hellenistic kingdom centered on Alexandria.
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