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Greek, Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Egypt in its Mediterranean centuries: Alexander and the Ptolemies, Roman provincial government, Coptic Christian communities, papyri and late antique cities.

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Ptolemaic EgyptThe Ptolemaic period in Egypt: Alexander III of Macedon's conquest and its aftermath, Ptolemy…
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Authentic photograph taken 2017 of third-century BCE marble portrait of Alexander the Great from Alexandria Egypt in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen | Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons (photographed 14 July 2017); ancient sculptor unknown | CC BY 4.0
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Alexander the Great in Egypt: Conquest, Egyptian Pharaoh, the Siwa Oracle and Alexandria

The documented story of Alexander III of Macedon in Egypt, 332–331 BCE: ancient inscriptions, the debated Memphis coronation, the Siwa oracle, Alexandria and Ptolemy.

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