// Antiquity
Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Period
- 331 BC – 28 BC
- Duration
- approx. 303 years
- Greatest extent
- around 326 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 4.8 million km²
Period and duration
Ptolemaic Kingdom — according to the map data from 331 BC to 28 BC, roughly 303 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Ptolemaic Kingdom — greatest extent around 326 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 4.8 million km², roughly 3.2% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (332 BC)
After
Neighbours around 326 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in 326 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Ptolemaic Kingdom on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.