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Alexander the Great's Egypt: Crowning a God | Egyptian History
🕑 Added 2025-10-31 17:30:02 +0000 UTCWhen Alexander the Great marched into Egypt, he was hailed not as an invader but as a liberator — a foreign king crowned Pharaoh. But after his death, one of his generals would seize more than just power. Ptolemy I claimed Egypt and Alexander’s legacy, founding the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The kingdom that built the Library of Alexandria, the Pharos Lighthouse, and shaped the Hellenistic world for centuries to come.
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chromicacid
@6:33 "Alexander marched south" There's a carveout in the purple Egyptian territory that is approximately Israel shaped. What's going on there?
chromicacid
The last time I learned about this period was through a larger scale description of nations by Blue from Overly Sarcastic Productions. Informative, and continuing his quest to never give Alexander the same title twice, but I'm going to enjoy your take on this.
