History of Egypt From 330 B.C. To the Present Time, Volume 10 (of 12)

The work traces the Greek conquest of Egypt and the rise and governance of the Ptolemaic dynasty, detailing military actions, administrative reforms, and the blending of Hellenistic and Egyptian religious and civic practices. It examines successive rulers through their policies, coinage, architecture, and urban life, and follows the growing commercial, intellectual, and artistic activity of the period alongside the expansion of Roman influence and the dynasty’s final dynastic struggles. Numerous illustrations and artifact descriptions accompany the chronological account, emphasizing material culture, monuments, temples, and everyday life as complements to political and social developments.