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Lagus

400 BC - 400 BC

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Lagus of Eordaia (Greek Λάγος, Lagos; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian courtier and the father of Ptolemy, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He married Arsinoe of the Argead dynasty and a concubine of Philip II, king of Macedon, who was said to have been pregnant at the time of their marriage, forming the basis of Ptolemy as the son of Philip; but it is possible that this is a later myth fabricated to glorify the Ptolemaic dynasty. From an anecdote recorded by Plutarch, it is clear that Lagus was a man of obscure birth; hence, when Theocritus calls Ptolemy a descendant of Heracles, he probably means to represent him as the son of Philip. Lagus and Arsinoe also were parents to Menelaus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lagus is the 11,243rd most popular politician (up from 11,592nd in 2019). (up from 2,802nd in 2019)

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Among politicians, Lagus ranks 11,243 out of 19,576. Before him are Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus, Lucía Hiriart, Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Pascual Cervera y Topete, Koca Yusuf Pasha, and Kyuichi Tokuda. After him are Mostafa Chamran, Robert Blum, Automedon, Mahmud Tarzi, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and Nabil Elaraby.

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Among people born in 400 BC, Lagus ranks 81. Before him are Nausiphanes, Agathocles, Lanassa, Aeneas Tacticus, Quintus Hortensius, and Antiphilus. After him are Leontion, Phila, Orestes of Macedon, Laomedon of Mytilene, Cineas, and Agesipolis II. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Lagus ranks 32. Before him are Timarete, Metrodorus of Chios, Nausiphanes, Diphilus, Aeneas Tacticus, and Cersobleptes. After him are Argaeus II of Macedon, Philinna, Euphranor, Pamphilus, Arsinoe of Macedon, and Androtion.

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