Sunday, June 1, 2025

Collection of facts about the Ptolemaic Kingdom

This post is a collection of facts about the Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 - 30 BC). There are 8 facts listed below.

  • Founded by Macedonian general Ptolemy I Soter (305 BC)
  • Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC
  • Ptolemaic dynasty was the final Egyptian dynasty
  • Capital city was Alexandria
  • Fought Seleucid Empire in the Syrian Wars (3rd - 2nd centuries BC)
  • Expanded to Libya, Sinai and northern Nubia
  • Final Ptolemaic ruler Cleopatra VII dies (30 BC)
  • Annexed by Roman Empire (30 BC)

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