The GREEK king Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 B.C., bringing an end to Persian rule. After his death, control of Egypt fell to one of Alexander's generals, Ptolemy I Soter. Ptolemy then began a line of monarchs who would rule for the next 275 years, until the Romans took over from 30 B.C. ...
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