Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt

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era in Egyptian history historical period

Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt was the period when Egypt was successively ruled by the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty and then incorporated into the Roman Empire, marked by a fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures.

Aliases (4)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era in Egyptian history → historical period →
capital	Alexandria →
continent	Africa →
country	Egypt →
demographics	multiethnic population →
economy	Mediterranean trade → grain production →
endTime	AD 641 →
followedBy	Byzantine Egypt →
follows	Late Period of ancient Egypt → Macedonian Egypt →
hasMajorCity	Alexandria → Memphis → Pelusium → Thebes →
hasPart	Egypt under the Dominate → Egypt under the Principate → Ptolemaic Kingdom → Roman Egypt →
hasSignificantEvent	Battle of Actium → Council of Alexandria (AD 362) → Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria → Muslim conquest of Egypt → Persian occupation of Egypt (AD 619–629) → Roman annexation of Egypt → foundation of Alexandria → reign of Cleopatra VII → spread of Christianity in Egypt →
knownFor	Library of Alexandria → Mouseion of Alexandria → development of the cult of Serapis → fusion of Egyptian, Hellenistic, and Roman cultures →
languageUsed	Egyptian → Greek → Latin →
legalSystem	combination of Greek, Egyptian, and Roman law →
locatedInTimePeriod	Classical antiquity → Hellenistic period → Late antiquity →
partOf	Hellenistic world → Roman Empire →
religion	Hellenistic religion → Roman religion → ancient Egyptian religion → early Christianity →
rulingDynasty	Ptolemaic dynasty →
rulingPower	Byzantine Empire → Roman Empire → Roman Republic →
startTime	30 BC → 305 BC →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Athanasius of Alexandria ("Roman Egypt") → Origen ("Roman Egypt") → Plotinus ("Roman Egypt") →	birthPlace
Pharaoh ("Roman Egypt (early phase)") → Saqqara necropolis ("Roman Egypt") → ankh ("Roman Egypt") →	periodOfUse
Pharaonic Egypt ("Roman Egypt") → Ptolemaic Kingdom ("Roman Egypt") →	followedBy
Desert Fathers ("Roman Egypt") →	country
Shenoute of Atripe ("Roman Egypt") →	countryInAntiquity
John Cassian ("Roman Egypt") →	countryOfActivity
Temple of Dendur →	era
Byzantine Egypt ("Roman Egypt") →	follows
Department of Egyptian Antiquities ("Roman period in Egypt") →	hasCollectionScope
Nile Valley cultural landscape ("Roman Egypt") →	hasHistoricalPeriod
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ("Roman Egypt") →	hasPart
Nile Valley ("Roman Egypt") →	historicalPeriodOfFlourishing
Arius ("Roman Egypt") →	historicalRegion
Ta-Mehu ("Roman Egypt") →	laterIntegratedInto
Canopus ("Roman Egypt") →	locatedInTime
Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria ("Roman Egypt") →	location
Temple of Hathor at Dendera ("Roman Egypt") →	period
Byzantine Egypt ("Roman Egypt") →	precededBy
Life of Antony ("Roman Egypt") →	setting
Egyptology ("Roman Egypt") →	studiesPeriod
Roman navy ("Roman conquest of Egypt") →	supported
Alexandria ("Roman Egypt") →	wasCapitalOf
Ra ("Roman Egypt") →	worshipPeriod