Greek Dynasty
(332 - 30 B.C.E.)
In 332 BC, Egypt was organized as a province of the new Macedonian Empire. Egypt’s transition into this new era came about with Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt and destruction of the Persians. Alexander’s arrival was seen as a deliverer from Persian rule and he was accepted as a Pharaoh. He, however, did not stay long before returning to the battlefield in his campaign against the Persians. In 323 BC, Alexander died suddenly and Ptolemy Lagus became the satrap of Egypt a short time later. In 305 BC, Ptolemy became the king of Egypt. Under his rule Egypt assumed a new appearance with the administration being organized along Greek lines and Greek becoming the official language. This ideal stemmed into the arts and military. These affected age-old Egyptian traditions and conventions in the arts. It created an effective and efficient fighting machine in the military using Macedonian structure.
Religiously they introduced a long line of gods into there existing religious structure without losing the traditions. Under the Ptolemaic Period they also pursued commerce and built new ports and contacts with Asia. The construction of the library of Alexandria was a memorial to their enthusiastic patrons of learning. In the early first century BC internal control slackened and in 30 BC with the death of Cleopatra VII and of Caesarion the Ptolemaic Dynasty ended and Egypt became a Roman province.
(332 - 30 B.C.E.)
In 332 BC, Egypt was organized as a province of the new Macedonian Empire. Egypt’s transition into this new era came about with Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt and destruction of the Persians. Alexander’s arrival was seen as a deliverer from Persian rule and he was accepted as a Pharaoh. He, however, did not stay long before returning to the battlefield in his campaign against the Persians. In 323 BC, Alexander died suddenly and Ptolemy Lagus became the satrap of Egypt a short time later. In 305 BC, Ptolemy became the king of Egypt. Under his rule Egypt assumed a new appearance with the administration being organized along Greek lines and Greek becoming the official language. This ideal stemmed into the arts and military. These affected age-old Egyptian traditions and conventions in the arts. It created an effective and efficient fighting machine in the military using Macedonian structure.
Religiously they introduced a long line of gods into there existing religious structure without losing the traditions. Under the Ptolemaic Period they also pursued commerce and built new ports and contacts with Asia. The construction of the library of Alexandria was a memorial to their enthusiastic patrons of learning. In the early first century BC internal control slackened and in 30 BC with the death of Cleopatra VII and of Caesarion the Ptolemaic Dynasty ended and Egypt became a Roman province.
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