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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)

Sources

Wikipedia: Ptolemaic Kingdom, Syrian Wars