Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemy I Soter: How a Governor Turned Egypt into a Kingdom
Follow Ptolemy I from Alexander's general to Egyptian king through the Satrap Stela, successor wars, royal coinage and…
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Ptolemaic Egypt
The Ptolemaic period in Egypt: Alexander III of Macedon’s conquest and its aftermath, Ptolemy I and his successors, Alexandria, Greek and Egyptian society, temples, documents, and the fall of the dynasty in 30 BCE. The Ptolemaic royal dynasty begins in 305 BCE; Alexander’s 332 BCE conquest is foundational context.
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus: Arsinoe, Alexandria and an Empire at Sea
The reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus is often reduced to the Library of Alexandria and an image of effortless wealth. The actual history is more demanding. His court navigated rival…
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Ptolemaic Egypt
Cleopatra VII of Egypt: Queen, Rome, Actium and the Fall of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
A sourced, non-mythical history of Cleopatra VII 51–30 BCE: Caesar, Antony, Actium, the Dendera relief, Caesarion and Roman…
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Ptolemaic Egypt
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,…
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