Succeeded Alexander the Macedonian in the defeat of the Persians in Asia Minor and conquered Egypt in 333 BC • m and the expulsion of the Persians, was crowned by Alexander himself king to the method of the Pharaohs and lay the foundation city of Alexandria and a pilgrimage to the Temple of Amun in Siwa Oasis, which had enjoyed an international reputation and wide at the time Egypt under the Ptolemies 333-30 BC • m
After the death of Alexander the grounds of "Ptolemy" - one of the commanders of Alexander the Great - the rule of the Ptolemies in Egypt, which lasted a year (333) s • till the year 30 BC • m has been the State of the Ptolemies strong in the era of kings first and then resolve the weakness as a result of revolts by the Egyptians against them and to weak • kings and Rome took advantage of such disputes to extend its influence on Egypt and destroyed the Ptolemaic age of 03 days S • m the reign of Queen Cleopatra •
The Egyptian Civilization under the Ptolemies:
Built in Ptolemaic Alexandria, palaces, gardens, Alexandria became a center of civilization, where fame in the field of art and science, industry and trade as it was the first port in the Mediterranean thanks to the famous lighthouse, which the Greeks considered it one of the Seven Wonders • Alexandria was the Egyptian-Hellenic civilization was in a great:
- University of Alexandria, founded by the Ptolemies, to scholars of the University of Alexandria in a scientific facts about the Earth's rotation around the sun and the approximate circumference of the globe, and famous for the university to study medicine particularly anatomy and surgery and months, scientists at the University of Alexandria, "Euclid" A World of Engineering, and "Ptolemy "Geographical and" Maniton "of the Egyptian •
- Library of Alexandria and their cultural impact: The Ptolemies established in Alexandria a large library was considered the greatest library in the world contained more than half a million papyrus rolls, has ordered the Ptolemies to guide each visitor of scientists city a copy of his works, bringing the number of books the library more than 700 thousand Book • The Ptolemies showed respect for the Egyptian religion, offered sacrifices to Egyptian deities, and built temples like the Temple of Edfu, Dandara and Philae in Aswan, and the Ptolemies used to appear in official ceremonies in Pharaohs' apparel •
Roman era
Egypt to open the Romans in 30 BC and AD • become one of their mandates and Egypt became the most valuable property of the Romanian Empire to its unique geographical position and fertility of its soil and abundant production of Urban renaissance and the cultural and agriculture flourished in the Roman era •
As was the glass of the finest Egyptian industries so that Egypt is due to the creation of the art of glass blowing, and the monopoly of paper manufacturing, industry and famous for perfumes, cosmetics and fine linen fabrics •
The Egyptian capital, Alexandria, the largest commercial and industrial center in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in Egypt and the second cities of the empire continued ROMANIAN University of Alexandria in the Roman center for scientific research and a home for scholars from around the world •
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