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DYNASTY XXXIIPtolemaic Period
The Ptolemaic Dynasty
الأسرة البطلميةDynastic Chronicle
Historical Summary
The twilight synthesis of Pharaonic culture and Hellenistic Greek intellect. Rulers governed from the grand seaport of Alexandria, fusing Greek philosophy with Egyptian theology, culminating in the political drama of the Mediterranean.
CAPITAL SEATAlexandria
RULERS PROFILED1 Pharaohs
Monumental Achievements
Cultural Milestones
- —Founding of the great Library and Museum of Alexandria
- —Erection of spectacular traditional temples at Edfu, Philae, and Dendera
- —Creation of the Rosetta Stone, representing a trilingual royal decree
DYNASTIC RULERS
