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Alexander's conquest of Egypt
Alexander's conquest of Egypt was the bloodless takeover of the Persian satrapy in late 332 BC by Alexander the Great, welcomed as a liberator after Issus.
Alexandrian civil war of 88 BC
The Alexandrian civil war of 88 BC was an uprising that expelled King Ptolemy X from Egypt, restored his brother Ptolemy IX, and ended with Ptolemy X's death.
Alexandrian War
The Alexandrian War, also called the Alexandrine Civil War, was the 48–47 BC siege in which Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII defeated Ptolemy XIII in Alexandria.
Battle of Alexandria (30 BC)
The Battle of Alexandria, fought on 1 August 30 BC, was the final land engagement between Octavian and Mark Antony; Antony's defeat ended the war and Ptolemaic Egypt.
Battle of Andros
The Battle of Andros was a naval battle fought off the Cycladic island of Andros around 246 BC, in which Antigonus II Gonatas of Macedon defeated a Ptolemaic fleet during the Third Syrian War.
Battle of Cos
The Battle of Cos was a naval battle of the Second Syrian War, probably around 258 BC, in which Antigonus II of Macedon defeated Ptolemy II's fleet despite being outnumbered.
Battle of Ephesus (c. 258 BC)
The Battle of Ephesus (c. 258 BC) was a naval defeat of a Ptolemaic Egyptian fleet by a Rhodian fleet off Ephesus during the Second Syrian War.
Battle of Gaza (312 BC)
The Battle of Gaza (312 BC) was a victory near Gaza in late autumn 312 BC by Ptolemy I of Egypt and Seleucus over Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus I.
Battle of Panium
The Battle of Panium, also called the Battle of Panion, was fought around 200 BC near Paneas between Antiochus III and the Ptolemaic general Scopas.
Battle of the Oenoparus
The Battle of the Oenoparus was a July 145 BC battle in Syria where Ptolemy VI of Egypt defeated Alexander Balas but died of his wounds.
Civil War of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII
The Civil War of Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII was a dynastic conflict between the brother kings of Ptolemaic Egypt, fought from about 170 to 163 BC.
Donations of Alexandria
The Donations of Alexandria was a ceremony held in Alexandria in 34 BC, at which Mark Antony granted vast eastern territories to Cleopatra VII and her children.
Expulsion of the Alexandrian scholars by Ptolemy VIII
The expulsion of the Alexandrian scholars, also known as the exile of the Alexandrian scholars, was Ptolemy VIII's removal of Alexandria's Museum and Library intellectuals in 145 BC.
First Syrian War
The First Syrian War was a 270s BC conflict between Ptolemy II of Egypt and Antiochus I of the Seleucid Empire, fought chiefly over Coele Syria.
Foundation of Alexandria
The foundation of Alexandria, also called the founding of Alexandria, was Alexander the Great's establishment of the city in 331 BC, which became the Ptolemaic capital.
Great Theban Revolt
The Great Theban Revolt, also called the Egyptian Revolt of 206 BC, was a native Egyptian uprising in Upper Egypt against Ptolemaic rule, lasting from 207/206 BC to 186 BC.
Perdiccas's invasion of Egypt
Perdiccas's invasion of Egypt, also called Perdiccas's Nile campaign, was a failed 320 BC campaign by the regent Perdiccas against Ptolemy, satrap of Egypt, ending with Perdiccas's murder.
Reign of Cleopatra
The Reign of Cleopatra, also called the Reign of Cleopatra VII, was the last Ptolemaic ruler's 21-year rule of Egypt, from 51 to 30 BC.
Reign of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI
The reign of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI was the joint rule of a brother and sister over Ptolemaic Egypt in two phases, 170–164 and 163–145 BC.
Revolt of Dionysius Petosarapis
The revolt of Dionysius Petosarapis was an uprising in Alexandria against Ptolemy VI in 168 BC, led by an Egyptian courtier who was defeated at Eleusis.
Revolt of Magas
The Revolt of Magas, or Cyrene revolt of Magas, was the secession of Cyrenaica from Ptolemaic Egypt under Magas, half-brother of Ptolemy II, in the 270s BC.
Theft of the golden sarcophagus of Alexander
The theft of the golden sarcophagus of Alexander was Ptolemy X's removal of Alexander the Great's gold coffin from his Alexandria tomb in about 89 BC.
Will of Ptolemy VIII
The will of Ptolemy VIII, also called the Testament of Ptolemy Euergetes II, was a 155 BC testament bequeathing his kingdom of Cyrenaica to Rome if he died without heirs.
Will of Ptolemy X
The will of Ptolemy X Alexander I was a reported testament, first attested by Cicero, making the Roman People heirs of his Egyptian kingdom; Rome never acted on it.
Will of Ptolemy XI
The will of Ptolemy XI was a reported testament in which Ptolemy XI, king of Egypt in 80 BC, made the Roman People heir to his kingdom.