... reconstruction of Egyptian pre-history and dynastic periods. The Ptolemaic period (332-330 B.C.) is characterized by the offset of the Greek conquest by Alexander the Great, and the founding of Alexandria on the Meditteranean. His successors, Philip Arrhidaeus and Alexander IV, died leaving a series of satraps, political governors, who eventually declared themselves kings of their own provinces. For about three hundred years ... a time known as the Greek Period. The nation was facing a down fall if it were not for the Roman intervention needed to defeat the Macedonians and Seleucids who...

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... building, foreign trade networking, incredible leadership and much more between 1549 and 1069 BC. Once again, they were conquered and the civilization fell due to a wealthy target for other civilizations. Alexander the Great, Cleopatra, and the Roman Empire, respectively, all ruled Egypt from 600 BC to more modern times (World History Timeline Ancient Egypt). The brief history of Egyptian civilization constructs ... ...

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... are deceiving, because this dreary bit of broken granite has played a starring role in three fascinating and different stories: the story of the Greek kings who ruled in Alexandria after Alexander the Great conquered Egypt; the story of the French and British imperial competition across the Middle East after Napoleon invaded Egypt; and the extraordinary but peaceful scholarly contest that led ... ...

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