Ptolemies
Alexandria's royal family
The Ptolemies were the Macedonian Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt from 305 BCE until Rome's conquest in 30 BCE.
Founded by Ptolemy I, a general under Alexander the Great, the dynasty produced fifteen kings named Ptolemy and ended with Cleopatra VII.
The Ptolemies built Alexandria into the ancient world's greatest center of learning.
Classical feminine name
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- successionFollowing in order
- regnalOf a monarch's rule
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
dynastic · Macedonian · intermarriage · co-regency · heir · lineage · royal · satrap
Africa's longest river
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- ThebesAncient city, two locations
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- templeSacred worship structure
Karnak · Philae · Rosetta · bilingual · demotic · priesthood · irrigation · agriculture
Book collection or building
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- EuclidFather of geometry
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
Eratosthenes · scrolls · manuscripts · Serapeum · harbor · commerce · cosmopolitan · academia
Of Athenian origin
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- agoraGreek civic square
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
successor · partition · satrap · Alexander · Macedon · polis · Greco-Egyptian · Mediterranean
Berenice
Classical feminine name
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- successionFollowing in order
- regnalOf a monarch's rule
throne · dynastic · Macedonian · intermarriage · co-regency · heir · lineage · royal · satrap
Nile
Africa's longest river
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- ThebesAncient city, two locations
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
temple · Karnak · Philae · Rosetta · bilingual · demotic · priesthood · irrigation · agriculture · granary
library
Book collection or building
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- EuclidFather of geometry
Eratosthenes · papyrus · scrolls · manuscripts · Serapeum · harbor · commerce · cosmopolitan · academia · geometry
Greek
Of Athenian origin
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- agoraGreek civic square
colonization · successor · partition · satrap · Alexander · Macedon · polis · Greco-Egyptian · Mediterranean
Antony
Roman general and statesman
queen · seduction · tragedy · Shakespeare · Octavian · alliance · downfall · suicide · iconic · legend
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
reign · court · palace · coronation · divine · deity · temple · priesthood · scepter · cartouche
PtolemiesRomans
Ancient Italy's imperial people
Augustus · Roman Empire · Octavian · Rashidun Caliphate · Julius Caesar