Tagged: Ptolemaic Dynasty
The rise and downfall of the Hellenistic Kingdoms began with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the birth of the powerful Roman Empire following the death...
Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third ruler of the Ptolemaic Empire and descendant of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. He is regarded as one of the best Ptolemaic rulers and was responsible...
Queen Arsinoe I was the wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Queen of the Ptolemaic Empire. Her reign was eventually cut short when she was exiled to the land of...
During the early reign of Ptolemy I Soter in Egypt, one of his major goals was to unify the Egyptians and Greeks under one religion. His idea was to invent...
In 282 BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus became the second ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, a Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt for almost three centuries, from 305 BC...