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The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
By Wilkinson, Toby
- ISBN
- 9781324052036
- Publisher
- Norton
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Reviewed on March 28, 2025 | Social Sciences
Egyptologist Wilkinson's (Tutankhamun's Trumpet: Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy-King's Tomb) dense but highly accessible history of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt begins with Alexander the Great's conquest in 332 BCE. Regarded as a liberator for freeing Egypt from its hated Persian occupiers, Alexander further won the approval of the Egyptian people by honoring their traditional gods, cults, and rites, an example follo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
