*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Among all the periods in ancient Egyptian history, the Ptolemaic Kingdom and its most famous ruler, Cleopatra, may be the most well-known today.
It had long ceased to be an influential kingdom in the Near East and Mediterranean regions, and it had been ruled over by a succession.
By the 4th century BCE, it appeared as though ancient Egypt was in its final death throes. *Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Among all the periods in ancient Egyptian history, the Ptolemaic Kingdom and its most famous ruler, Cleopatra, may be the most well-known today