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Egypt
The Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, ruled from Alexandria, a Roman ally.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 31 §2 Egypt
Egypt, the Ptolemaic kingdom, a Roman ally whose throne Philip and Antiochus coveted.
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §4 Egypt
The Ptolemaic kingdom, here sending congratulatory envoys to Rome.
- The History of Rome, Book 38 §13 Egypt
The Nile land, where Macedonian colonists 'degenerated' into Egyptians.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §33 the kingdom of Egypt
The Ptolemaic kingdom in northeast Africa, ruled by the boy-king Ptolemy VI and coveted by Antiochus IV.