Ptolemaic Kingdom
RegionEgypt/North Africa
Period305-30 BC
Founded ByPtolemy I Soter
About Ptolemaic Kingdom
A Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great. Alexandria became the intellectual capital of the ancient world, home to the Great Library and the Pharos lighthouse. The Rosetta Stone was carved under Ptolemy V. Cleopatra VII was its last ruler, and Egypt became a Roman province in 30 BC.