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	Ptolemaic Dynasty - Ptolemy I - XV
		Ptolemaic Dynasty - Ptolemy I - XV Ptolemaic Dynasty - Ptolemy I - XV - Cleopatra
		Ptolemy VI Philometor was the sixth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
		Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator was the seventh ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
	www.crystalinks.com /ptolemaic.html (1794 words)

	Ptolemaic figures
		Egypt was a area of constant revolt under the Persians, and the Ptolemaic army feared arming the native population as this would threaten their minority rule.
		At the the famous elephant battle at Raphia, the Ptolemaic army was able to defeat the Seleucid phalanx with their massive phalanx of levies, and turned back the Seleucid offensives temporarily.
		The Ptolemies and their wealth, and mercenaries were able to eventually crush these revolts, but the Ptolemaic empire was on the decline, from within, as all the other dynasties crumbled to Rome.
	www.ancientbattles.com /WAB_Ptolemaic/1stCorps_Ptolemaic.htm (959 words)

	Europa Barbarorum
		The Ptolemaic Empire, centered around the former Egyptian possessions of Alexander the Great, was founded by Ptolemy I Soter.
		At this period of the greatest Ptolemaic ascendancy, a vapid and frivolous Ptolemy ascended the throne: Ptolemy IV.
		The rule of Ptolemy VIII ended all semblance of Ptolemaic independence from Rome, which finally died when one of his co-rulers presented himself to the Roman senate asking for permission to invade Cyprus, which he succeeded at - though he was killed later attempted to recapture the rebellious Cyrene.
	www.europabarbarorum.com /factions_ptolemaioi_history.html (1465 words)

	Guided Tour: Ptolemaic Egypt
		The capital of the Ptolemaic empire was Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great.
		At the beginning of the Ptolemaic Period the culture of Egyptians and Greeks were very much divided.
		Egyptian style objects of the early Ptolemaic Period are often hard to distinguish from objects of the 30th Dynasty.
	www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk /main/guideptolemaic.html (439 words)

	History of Greek and Roman Egypt
		He conciliated the Egyptians by the respect which he showed for their religion, but he appointed Greeks to virtually all the senior posts in the country, and founded a new Greek city, Alexandria, to be the new capital.
		Because the Ptolemaic kings adopted the Egyptian custom of marrying their sisters, many of the kings ruled jointly with their spouses, who were also of the royal house.
		The last of the Ptolemies, the famous Cleopatra, was the only Ptolemaic queen to rule on her own, after the death of her brother/husband, Ptolemy XIII.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/History/HistoryGreekRomanEgypt.html (3890 words)

	Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt: 332 BC-395 AD
		At its height, Alexander's brief empire included all of Egypt, Greece, Thrace, Turkey, the Near East, Mesopotamia, and Asia all the way to India.
		After its death, the empire divided among his most powerful generals, and Egypt came under the control of the general, Philip Arrhidaeus, and then Alexander IV, and finally Ptolemy I. Ptolemy I began a new dynasty in Egypt, the last in history, the Thirty-second Dynasty.
		Like the Egyptians, the Ptolemaic kings married their sisters, who were all named Cleopatra ("kleos"="famous", "patris"="parents").
	www.wsu.edu /~dee/EGYPT/PTOLEMY.HTM (531 words)

	ANCIENT EGYPT : The rise of Alexandro-Egyptian Hellenism and Hermetism
		this city became the Ptolemaic capital and was vigoursly exploited from the beginning of the period as the major showcase for Ptolemaic wealth and splendour and by the same token as the most significant non-military means by which the Ptolemies could vie with and surpass their rivals.
		At the partition of the Roman empire (395 CE), Egypt was attributed to the Eastern empire (Byzantium).
		Ptolemaic kingship had to be upheld by the gods, and hence the Greek rulers worshipped Greek, Egyptian and Graeco-Egyptian deities.
	www.sofiatopia.org /maat/hermes2.htm (15165 words)

	BMCR-L: BMCR 01.06.11, Hoelbl, A History of the Ptolemaic Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ptolemaic kingdom, are the subject of chapter 4 (p.
		The decline of the Ptolemaic dynasty from the resumption of the joint rule of Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra II in 168 BC until the lynching of Ptolemy XI in 80 BC is the theme of chapter 7 (p.
		Here the golden age of temple building under Ptolemy VI and VIII, the Ptolemaic kingship and the Egyptian priesthoods, the decline of the offices of the eponymous priests, and the divine rule under Cleopatra VII are the main themes.
	omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu /mailing_lists/BMCR-L/2001/0143.php (1621 words)

	PBS - Islam: Empire of Faith - Innovative - Astronomy
		Muslim astronomers accepted the geometrical structure of the universe expounded by Ptolemy, in which the earth rests motionless near the center of a series of eight spheres, which encompass it, but then faced the problem of reconciling the theoretical model with Aristotelian physics and physical realities derived from observation.
		Some of the most impressive efforts to modify Ptolemaic theory were made at the observatory founded by Nasir al-Din Tusi in 1257 at Maragha in northwestern Iran and continued by his successors at Tabriz and Damascus.
		Essentially Ptolemaic, these tables have improved parameters and structure as well as additional material on the Chinese Uighur-calendar.
	www.pbs.org /empires/islam/innoastronomy.html (230 words)

	Good History in the Book of Daniel
		Upon Alexander's death, his empire was divided into four smaller kingdoms by his generals, who came to be known as the "Diadochi" (successors), so these would have been the four prominent horns that came up when the great horn was broken.
		Although the Ptolemaic forces had been routed, Antiochus, who undoubtedly wanted to go against Egypt "with the strength of his whole kingdom," was restrained by promises from Rome, a new political force to contend with, that it would assist the Ptolemies if Antiochus invaded.
		On the basis of past conflicts between the Seleucids and Ptolemaic rulers that the writer was familiar with, he chose to predict that Antiochus, riding high on a string of successes, would invade Egypt again, conquer it, and revel in its riches.
	www.infidels.org /library/magazines/tsr/1998/5/985good.html (2680 words)

	Antony and Cleopatra
		Yet Egypt was not the power it once had been, and Cleopatra’s father Auletes owed his throne to Roman support, much as she gained her throne with the aid of Caesar’s arms [see figure II for a bust of the young queen].
		Thus, Lindsay suggests Cleopatra sought the alliance to regain the old frontiers of the Ptolemaic empire and to secure her dynasty, and Antony sought to use Cleopatra and the East merely as playing pieces in his bid for power in distant Rome.
		Antony decided to usher in a new era with fresh dispensations; Ptolemaic Koele Syria, central Syria, Cyprus (which had been promised her by Caesar), Cilicia, Cyrene, Phoenicia and Palestine (from Egypt’s borders to the river Eleutheros) were all placed under the ‘protection’ of Cleopatra.
	www.roman-empire.net /articles/article-028.html (5070 words)

	A short history of Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		After the division of the Macedon Empire in 310 BC, Egypt becomes the basis of the Ptolemaic Empire.
		Egypt is incorporated into the Roman Empire in 51 BC as a protectorate in which the Ptolemaics remain in office.
		When the Roman Empire is divided in 395, Egypt becomes part of the East Roman Empire.
	www.electionworld.org /history/egypt.htm (658 words)

	Egypt the Ptolemaic Period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		After Alexander's death of malarial fever in 323 B.C., the Macedonian commander in Egypt, Ptolemy, who was the son of Lagos, one of Alexander's seven bodyguards, managed to secure for himself the satrapy (provincial governorship) of Egypt.
		The dynasty Ptolemy founded in Egypt was known as the line of Ptolemaic pharaohs and endured until the suicide of Cleopatra in 30 B.C., at which time direct Roman control was instituted.
		Rather than witness the incorporation of Egypt into the Roman Empire, she chose to die by the bite of the asp.
	www.country-studies.com /egypt/the-ptolemaic-period.html (433 words)

	EB - Countdown to Open Beta: Ptolemaioi - The Guild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ptolemaic Egypt was a very different place than the land of the Pharaohs portrayed in vanilla RTW.
		There is little textual evidence for their involvement in Ptolemaic armies, though the amount of period art material depicting them fighting with the armies of the Ptolemies is simply staggering.
		They were in existence up until the end of the Ptolemaic kingdom and many were hired by the Romans to provide a heavy cavalry capable of fighting in the east after the absorption of Egypt into the Roman Empire.
	forums.totalwar.org /vb/showthread.php?t=46665 (3890 words)

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		While Alexander's empire didn't survive his death in 323 B.C., the successor states that eventually emerged out of the wars among Alexander's generals retained a strong element of Greek language and culture, particularly among the upper strata of society.
		The arrival of Epicurus in Athens in 307 was almost simultaneous with a change in the situation of Athens, by which the city was more openly involved in the wars between the successors of Alexander.
		In 307, he was forced to abandon the city and flee to Egypt, before the attack of another Demetrius, the Besieger (Poliorcêtes), the son of Antigonus.
	lycos.cs.cmu.edu /info/epicurus--death.html (661 words)

	Ancient Battles WAB Successors Overview
		Successor Empire armies cover the armies that settled in to Alexander’s former territories and fought dynastic struggles amongst themselves and were overthrown by Rome and Parthia (272-46 BC).
		The Epirote army is a bridge from the Early Successors to the Successor Empire armies.
		Ptolemaic imitation legions are included for player that wish to game the very late empire wars.
	www.ancientbattles.com /WAB_Successors/Successors_overview.htm (863 words)

	Hellenisitic Kingdoms - Ancient Greek coins of the - Calgary Coin Gallery
		During the confusion that followed Alexander's death he was appointed governor of Thrace and in 305 BC assumed the title of King and began a military expansion extending from Thrace into much of Asia Minor.
		The Seleukid empire was to last for almost 250 years but gradually declined in power.
		The Empire came to an end in 64 BC when it was defeated by a Roman army under the command of Pompey the Great.
	www.calgarycoin.com /ancient04.htm (644 words)

	MuseumSurplus Egyptian Coins
		Historical Context: This coin was minted by the Ptolemaic Empire during the reign of Ptolemy I (323 to 282 BC).
		This coin was minted by the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt around 185 to 140 BC, during the reign of Ptolemy VI.
		This coin was minted by the ROMAN EMPIRE in EGYPT during the reign of PHILIP II A.D. Born as Marcus Julius Severus Philippus), Philip II was the son of Philip I and Otacilla Severa.
	www.museumsurplus.com /EgyptianCoinsPAGE1.htm (3586 words)

	Ptolemy I Soter
		For the moment, this area remained quiet, but it was to be a bone of contention between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic dynasties in the third century.
		In January 282, the founder of the Ptolemaic Empire died, and his son became sole ruler.
		The Ptolemaic Empire, which had been threatened in 281, was all-powerful in 279, and was to last for more than two centuries.
	www.livius.org /ps-pz/ptolemies/ptolemy_i_soter3.html (1868 words)

	Nabataea: The Ptolemy's of Alexandria
		The capital of the Ptolemaic state was Alexandria, a major city and sea port on the Mediterranean.
		Convinced from the outset that the generals could not maintain the unity of Alexander's empire, he proposed during the council at Babylon, which followed Alexander's death, that the satrapies (the provinces of the huge empire) be divided among the generals.
		The dissolution of Alexander's empire was brought to a close with the battle near Ipsus in Asia Minor in 301.
	www.nabataea.net /ptolomy.html (8345 words)

	Egypt State Information Service - Rulers of Egypt
		Ptolemy IV Philopator 222-205 B.C. Ptolemy IV Philopator was the fourth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
		Ptolemy V Epiphanes 205-180 B.C. Ptolemy V Epiphanes was the fifth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
		Ptolemy VI Philometor 180-164 and 163-145 B.C. Ptolemy VI Philometor was the sixth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
	www.sis.gov.eg /En/History/ruler/080900000000000017.htm (5675 words)

	Re: Dss related questions (copper scroll)
		As Hyrcanus was a puppet ruler of the Ptolemaic Empire, I think it fair to say that they remained in control of or at least in significant influence over this region until at least 169 BCE.
		Romans were massing on both the western border of the Seleucid empire and in Egypt.
		In 168 BCE he was soundly crushed by the Romans in Egypt and forced to flee to the North.
	orion.mscc.huji.ac.il /orion/archives/1996b/msg00606.html (1443 words)

	The Rising European Superpower: Prophesied in the Bible? > The Good News : May/June 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As if to emphasize continuity with the ancient Roman Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, it was the 1957 Treaty of Rome, signed in what was once the capital city of the Roman Empire (and the spiritual home of one of the world's major religions), that first established the EEC, now EU.
		This, in turn, was followed by the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great (the "belly and thighs of bronze," the two thighs apparently representing the two strongest successor empires after Alexander's death, the Syrian-based Seleucid Empire and the Egyptian-based Ptolemaic Empire).
		The second was the empire of the German kaisers (from the ancient Roman title Caesar), which came to an end in World War I. History shows an uneasy relationship between the church and the state during these successive Roman revivals—aptly described as "fornication" in God's Word.
	www.gnmagazine.org /issues/gn52/superpower.htm (3093 words)

	2. Apocalypses (7-12)
		After his death, control of the empire was divided among four generals, of whom only two are important for our purposes.
		Palestine was roughly the dividing line between these two empires and for that reason became a matter of contention.
		B.C.E. The Greek way of life, with its attractive cultural institutions such as gymnasiums and theaters, Greek language and literature, refined manners and colorful religion, was a serious temptation to the Jewish population, and found not a few cultural converts.
	www.hope.edu /bandstra/RTOT/CH17/CH17_2.HTM (487 words)

	Cleopatra, Part 1
		Following his death, Alexander's Byzantine Empire was divided among his generals.
		Wars and revolts began to drain the treasury, as a new empire began to encroach on its borders.
		The last of the Ptolemaic rulers was Cleopatra VII.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_42_29.html (277 words)

	Ancient Egypt Ptolemaic Period
		In the autumn of 332 B.C., Alexander entered Memphis, where, like a true Hellene, he paid homage to the native gods and was apparently accepted without question as king of the ancient Egypt Ptolemaic period empire.
		Greek was the language of the court, the army, and the administration.
		Rather than witnessthe incorporation of Egypt into the Roman Empire, she chose to die by the bite of the asp.
	www.travel-to-egypt.net /ancient-egypt-ptolemaic-period.html (618 words)

	Late Period and Greco-Roman Period
		Francesca : "This book is a social and economic study of the Ptolemaic period, dealing particularly with the reign of Cleopatra.
		From their base in Egypt, the Ptolemies created the most powerful empire in the eastern Mediterranean, extending from the Great Syrte in Libya to Palestine, Syria, Cyprus and Asia Minor.
		From 200 BC the Ptolemies gradually lost their wider empire as a result of conflict within the growing power of Rome.
	www.ptahhotep.com /categories/late.html (752 words)

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