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367 BCE
Ptolemy I Born
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356 BCE
Alexander the Great Born
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332 BCE
Alexander the Great invaded Egypt
He took the country without a battle. -
323 BCE
Death of Alexander the Great
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322 BCE
The Alexandrian Museum was built
Built by Ptolemy I -
311 BCE
Satrap Stele/Stela of Ptolemy I built
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308 BCE
Ptolemy II Born
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305 BCE
The beginning of the Ptolemaic dynasty
Ptolemy I Soter I founded both the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Dynasty, later demanding the title of pharaoh. He was a general under Alexander the Great, and one of the four men who ruled over his previously conquered land. -
Period: 305 BCE to 30 BCE
Ptolemaic Dynasty
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283 BCE
Royal library of Alexandria built
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283 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy II's rule
Death of Ptolemy I -
246 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy III's rule
Death of Ptolemy II -
222 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy IV's rule
Death of Ptolemy III. -
205 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy V's rule
Death of Ptolemy IV. -
196 BCE
The Rosetta Stone was made
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180 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy VI's rule
Death of Ptolemy V. -
145 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy VIII's rule
Death of Ptolemy VI. -
116 BCE
Beginning of Cleopatra III's and Ptolemy IX's rule
Death of Ptolemy VIII. -
107 BCE
Beginning of Cleopatra III's and Ptolemy X's rule
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101 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy X's rule
Death of Cleopatra III. -
88 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy IX's rule
Death of Ptolemy X. -
80 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy XI's rule
Death of Ptolemy IX -
80 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy XII's rule
Death of Ptolemy XI -
58 BCE
Beginning of Berenice IV's rule
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55 BCE
Beginning of Ptolemy XII's rule
Death of Berenice IV -
51 BCE
Beginning of Cleopatra VII's rule
Death of Ptolemy XII.
Cleopatra VII's rule was often shared with other rulers. -
30 BCE
Cleopatra VII's death
Cleopatra VII's death also marks the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. -
20 BCE
Temple of Hathor was built
Began by Ptolemy XII, and was finished by Cleopatra VII