The Ptolemaic Dynasty of Ancient Egypt: From Ptolemy I to Cleopatra VII

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published on 22 February 2022

The Ptolemaic dynasty in Ancient Egypt began under the rule of Ptolemy I Soter, whose goal was to make Egypt great again and he did that by putting the country back on solid economic and administrative footing, and it ended with Cleopatra VII. When Alexander the Great of Macedon died unexpectedly in 323 BCE he had amassed an enormous empire spanning from Egypt through Anatolia, Mesopotamia and parts of India. In order to stay away from the influence of the priests and officials at Memphis, Ptolemy I moved the capital from its traditional place at Memphis to Alexandria. Alexandria, a city established by Alexander the Great, grew and flourished under the Ptolemies. The city became more of a Greek city than an Egyptian one, with the port giving easy access to the sea and Greece, and with Greece becoming the language of both commerce and government.

A thing to note about the Ptolemies, although they were Pharaohs of Egypt, they didn’t learn the Egyptian language and pretty much just stayed in Alexandria (which they had made the new capital, moving it from the traditional capital of Memphis). They used Greek for all of their administrative documents, and married within their own family to keep the bloodline pure and also keep their wealth in the family.

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— CHAPTERS —
0:00​ Introduction
0:51 Lead Up To The Ptolemaic Dynasty
3:50 Egypt During the Ptolemaic Dynasty
7:48 The Ptolemy Family Tree
16:49 Outro

— WANT TO KNOW MORE? —
Ptolemaic Dynasty https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/
Ptolemy I https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_I/
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_XIII_Theos_Philopator/
Arsinoe II Philadelphus https://www.worldhistory.org/Arsinoe_II_Philadelphus/
Cleopatra VII https://www.worldhistory.org/Cleopatra_VII/
The Economy of Ptolemaic Egypt https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1256/the-economy-of-ptolemaic-egypt/
Berenika II Euergetis https://www.worldhistory.org/Berenice_II_Euergetis/

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Kelly Macquire
Kelly is a graduate from Monash University who has completed her BA (Honours) in Ancient History and Archaeology, focussing on iconography and status in Pylos burials. She has a passion for mythology and the Aegean Bronze Age.

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