Ptolemy, a Macedonian Greek who served as one of Alexander's most trusted generals and confidants, won control of Egypt from his rivals and declared himself pharaoh. Alexandria, a Greek polis founded by Alexander, became the capital city and a major center of Greek culture, learning, and trade for the next several centuries.
Movie Review Cleopatra. Richtard Burton depicts the end of Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty with the fall of Cleopatra. Cleopatra was in fact the last of the great the pharaohs of Egypt and it can be said that she was as famous as Elizabeth Taylor who had been chosen to portray the fascinating ruler. Cleopatra was an intelligent woman who was a shrewd leader.
Alexandria took a traditional form and, as in Greek colonial foundations of an earlier date, the agora or market-place was designed as the centre of the city. Here temples were planned - for the Greek gods and for Isis, the Egyptian goddess. This last, I think, is important. Alexandria in most respects was a typical Greek city foundation, but the.
During Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt, a French soldier made the discovery in the town of Rosetta, near Alexandria. The artifact, nearly four feet long and two-and-a-half feet wide, contained both hieroglyphics and its translation into ancient Greek, allowing scholars to finally crack the code for the dead language and opening up study of the ancient Egyptian culture.
Located in the eastern section of North Africa, civilization of the Egyptians is hypothesized to have began around 3150 B.C. continuing through the end of the rule of the pharaoh in 31 B.C. Greece is located at the southeast end of Europe and is the southernmost country of the Balkan Peninsula. The ancient Greek civilization is considered to have began around 1100 B.C. and lasted until.
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Assess the role and importance of Amenhotep 1 as a Pharaoh. It could be argued that Amenhotep 1 to a large extent played a fundamental role as pharaoh in Egypt between 1551-1542 B.C. However it could also be argued that other Pharaohs such as Ahmose I also had a crucial role in Egypt as he defeated the Hyksos in the wars.
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