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The Ptolemaic Kingdom (/ ˌ t ɒ l ɪ ˈ m eɪ. ɪ k /; Koinē Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, romanized: Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
Jul 12, 2024 · The Ptolemaic dynasty was the longest-lasting successor to Alexander's empire. Ancient historians remembered them for their greed and brutality, but Egypt flourished under them. Royal sponsorship of Greek culture and immigration began a period of Hellenization that reshaped Egyptian society.
The Ptolemaic dynasty (/ ˌ t ɒ l ɪ ˈ m eɪ. ɪ k /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
Jul 17, 2024 · Ancient Egypt - Macedonian, Ptolemaic, 332-30 BCE: In the autumn of 332 bce Alexander the Great invaded Egypt with his mixed army of Macedonians and Greeks and found the Egyptians ready to throw off the oppressive control of the Persians.
Jul 11, 2024 · Ptolemaic Egypt existed between 323 and 30 BCE when Egypt was ruled by the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty. During the Ptolemaic period, Egyptian society changed as Greek immigrants introduced a new language, religious pantheon, and way of life to Egypt.
Sep 24, 2019 · The Ptolemaic dynasty was founded by Ptolemy I Soter who declared himself king of Egypt and created a powerful empire that ruled for 275 years from 305-30 BC. Ptolemaic Egypt is distinctive in being both the last independent Egyptian dynasty and the last Hellenistic kingdom to fall to Rome.
Nov 27, 2021 · The Ptolemaic dynasty founded by Ptolemy I Soter, general of Alexander the Great, and governed Egypt for three centuries, creating a powerful and wealthy Hellenistic state.
Jun 17, 2024 · The first volume of John D. Grainger's trilogy on the Ptolemaic Kingdom provides an overview of Ptolemaic history from 330 to 246 BCE. It explains the formation of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, focusing on the reign of Ptolemy II.
Ptolemaic concerns thereafter turned largely inward, to the land of Egypt itself, or westward to Rome on the Mediterranean. To the south of Egypt, the Kushites had expanded into Lower Nubia between the first and second cataracts during the period of Persian rule.
In 305 BCE, he declared himself Pharaoh Ptolemy I Soter and established the Ptolemaic dynasty. Under the Ptolemies, Egypt became the center of an empire stretching from Libya to the Arabian Peninsula including the island of Cyprus in the Aegean Sea 1 .
