The dynasty was founded in 305 B.C. after Alexander the Great of Macedonia took Egypt in 332 B.C. and one of his generals, Ptolemy, became Ptolemy I. Leadership was handed down through Ptolemy’s ...

This marble statuette is emblematic of Ptolemaic-era art: a mishmash of styles with a decidedly Egyptian twist.

It probably dates back to the Greco-Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305BC until 30BC. Two sandstone reliefs of King Ptolemy V were also recently found at the temple.

Ptolemy VIII was an Egyptian king of the Ptolemaic dynasty and died in 116 BC. The building, which archaeologists are calling the Great Temple of Athribis, was found in Sohag. Athribis was a cult ...

Ptolemy V was born into a great dynasty. The first Ptolemy was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, around a hundred years earlier, had taken over Egypt following Alexander's death.

Cleopatra was descended from an Ancient Greek family of rulers - the Ptolemy dynasty. She was born in Egypt in 69BC and ruled the Nile kingdom when it was a client state of Rome. Gadot herself ...

Snake bracelets from Egypt's Roman Period dating to the first century. THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART IN NEW YORK In 332 BC, ...

Ptolemy V was born into a great dynasty. The first Ptolemy was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, around a hundred years earlier, had taken over Egypt following Alexander's death.