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Ptolemaic Kingdom

305 BC – 30 BC
KingdomAfrica

Hellenistic dynasty founded by Ptolemy I after Alexander, ruling Egypt from Alexandria until Cleopatra VII.

The Ptolemaic Kingdom ended in 30 BCE when Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony were defeated by Octavian (Augustus) at the Battle of Actium (31 BCE) and subsequently committed suicide; Octavian annexed Egypt as a Roman imperial province, making it the personal property of the Roman emperor.

Borders in 150 BC · drawn from 3 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 3 border frames for Ptolemaic Kingdom — the shape you scrub through changes in 305 BC · 250 BC · 150 BC.

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