Settlements > Egyptian Settlements

Egyptian Settlements

Background

During his conquest of the satrapy of Egypt in the Persian Campaign, the armies of Macedonia led by Alexander the Great passed through some of the most ancient and sacred cities of the Egyptians. In fact during one encounter ancient Egyptian priests informed him that he may have been born of the God Amun, who Alexander took to mean Zeus. There are many other interesting events that occurred during his adventures in Egypt.

List of Egyptian Settlements

Ptolemaic Settlements

See Ptolemaic Settlements

Following the conquest of the Achaemenid Empire by the Macedonians the territory of Egypt passed into Macedonian control. However, upon the sudden and untimely death of Alexander his successors known as the diadochi initiated a series of wars known as the Wars of the Diadochi which carved his massive empire into a series of separate states.

The former Achaemenid satrapy of Egypt would be taken over by Ptolemy I Soter who established the Ptolemaic Kingdom and began the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt which would go on to include famous people such as Cleopatra VII and her affairs with Julius Caesar and the Roman Republic. The Ptolemies were prolific builders and established many unique Ptolemaic settlements throughout their territory.

View a list of Ptolemaic settlements here.

Sources

Sabalico Logo
Sabalytics Logo
World Map Logo
rStatistics Logo
Time Zone Logo
Galaxy View Logo
Periodic Table Logo
My Location Logo
Weather Track Logo
Sprite Sheet Logo
Barcode Generator Logo
Test Speed Logo
Website Tools Logo
Image Tools Logo
Color Tools Logo
Text Tools Logo
Finance Tools Logo
File Tools Logo
Data Tools Logo
History of Humanity - History Archive Logo
History of Humanity - History Mysteries Logo
History of Humanity - Ancient Mesopotamia Logo
History of Humanity - Egypt History Logo
History of Humanity - Persian Empire Logo
History of Humanity - Greek History Logo
History of Humanity - Alexander the Great Logo
History of Humanity - Roman History Logo
History of Humanity - Punic Wars Logo
History of Humanity - Golden Age of Piracy Logo
History of Humanity - Revolutionary War Logo