Sunday, May 17, 2009

Pharaonic Era

Alexander the Great succeeded in defeating the Persians in Asia Minor and Egypt in the opening of 333 BC and expelled from the Persians, Alexander has been crowned himself king of the pharaohs and the development of curriculum-based pilgrimage city of Alexandria and the Temple of Amon in the oasis of Siwa, who was world famous and large at the time Egypt under the rule of Ptolemy 333-30 BC After Alexander's death, the foundation for "Ptolemy" - a commander of Alexander - the rule of Ptolemy in Egypt, which lasted from the (333) BC until 30 BC Ptolemy has been a strong state in the era of kings the first solution and then double as a result of the revolution against the Egyptians and the weakness of kings and Rome took advantage of these conflicts in terms of its influence on Egypt and the Ptolemies ruled the age of 03 BC, during the rule of Queen Cleopatra
The Egyptian Civilization under the Ptolemies: Ptolemy of Alexandria was built in the palaces and gardens, Alexandria became a center of civilization, where widespread fame in the field of art and science, industry and trade, as it was the first port in the Mediterranean, thanks to the famous Mnartha which the Greeks as one of the seven wonders of the world
Alexandria has a great Hellenistic-Egyptian civilization was on: Alexandria University: founded by the Ptolemies, scientists at the University of Alexandria, arrived at scientific facts about the earth's rotation around the sun and the approximate circumference of the globe, and the university was also famous for the study of medicine particularly anatomy and surgery is months, scientists at the University of Alexandria, "Euclides" A world of engineering, and "Ptolemy" geographical and "Maniton" of Egyptian
- Library of Alexandria and cultural impact: Ptolemy established a large library in Alexandria was considered the greatest in the world, the library contained more than half a million rolls Brdy, and Ptolemy is to guide each guest scientists from the city of Alexandria, a copy of his writings and thus the number of library books, more than 700 Thaousand books
Ptolemy has to respect the religion of the Egyptians and the sacrifice made for the Egyptian Mabboudat, and have built temples such as the Temple of Edfu and the Temple of Dandara and Philae temple, Aswan, and the Ptolemies used to appear in official functions, using the Pharaohs

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