Mind-Benders of Ancient Egyptian History
A Greek family ruled Egypt for almost three centuries
Ptolemy I, a Macedonian-Greek general of Alexander the Great, made himself king of Egypt in 305 BCE. The Greek-speaking dynasty he founded, ruling from the new coastal capital of Alexandria, held the Egyptian throne until 30 BCE — a span of about 275 years, ending only with the death of Cleopatra VII, after which Egypt became a Roman province.
How we know
Ptolemy I Soter took the Egyptian crown in 305 BCE; the Ptolemaic dynasty ended with Cleopatra VII's death in 30 BCE — 305 − 30 = 275 years (conventional chronology).
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