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The '''Ptolemies''' were a [[Macedonian]] dynasty, descended from one of [[Alexander the Great]]'s officers, that ruled [[Egypt]] from 323 to 30 B.C.
The '''Ptolemies''' were a [[Macedonian]] dynasty, descended from one of [[Alexander the Great]]'s officers ([[Ptolemy]]), that ruled [[Egypt]] from 323 to 30 B.C.
From their magnificent capital at [[Alexandria]], the Ptolemies oversaw a system largely put in place by the earlier [[Pharoahs]] to extract the wealth of the land. The last ruling Ptolemy was [[Cleopatra]] before the [[Romans]] took over Egypt and ruled it as a province.
From their magnificent capital at [[Alexandria]], the Ptolemies oversaw a system largely put in place by the earlier [[Pharoahs]] to extract the wealth of the land. The last ruling Ptolemy was [[Cleopatra]] before the [[Romans]] took over Egypt and ruled it as a province.
The Ptolemies were a [[Hellenistic]] dynasty, ruling far-flung kingdoms in [[Greek]] fashion, and perennially at odds with other Hellenistic dynasties, such as the [[Antigonid]] dynasty. Each Ptolemaic ruler took a title along with his or her name; the first Ptolemy took the title ''Soter'', or [[savior]] in [[Greek]], to indicate that he had saved Egypt from collapse. The Ptolemaic rulers depended greatly on [[slave]] labor and [[mercenary]] warfare, dooming it in its eventual fight against [[Rome]].
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