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Which regions were placed under Ptolemy I Soter’s control when he became satrap of Egypt?
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Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter, portrait on a silver tetradrachm; in the British Museum
When Ptolemy I Soter became the satrap of Egypt following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE, his control was established over Egypt along with the adjacent Libyan and Arabian regions.1