Modern Historians about Macedonia – Rosalie and Anthony E. David

 

The history of ancient Egyptian civilisation covers a period from c.3100 BC to the conquest of the country by Alexander the Great in 332 BC. Before the Dynastic Period (beginning c.3100 BC), the communities laid the foundations for the later great advances in technological, political, religious and artistic developments; this is generally referred to as the Predynastic Period (c.5000-3100 BC). 

After *Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC, the country was ruled by a line of Macedonian Greeks who descended from *Alexander’s general, Ptolemy (who became *Ptolemy I) .The last of this dynasty, *Cleopatra VII, failed to prevent the absorption of Egypt into the Roman Empire in 30 BC, and subsequently Egypt was ruled by Rome as a province.

Rosalie and Anthony E. David, ‘A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt’,Routledge,1991

 

Modern Historians about Macedonia – Francis Sydney Marvin

 

With the conquests of Alexander the Great more than the dream of Isocrates became actual fact. A Hellene was now lord over a vast tract of Asia. What attitude would the Hellene in these new circumstances take up to the barbarian?

It is interesting that Aristotle had advised Alexander to adopt a markedly different attitude towards Greeks and towards Asiatics. To the Greeks he was to show himself a leader (ἡγεμών), but to the Asiatics a despotic master (δεσπότης).

 Francis Sydney Marvin,‘’Western Races and the World’’,page 57

The Archaeological Site of Pella| Into the Heart of Ancient Macedonia

 

Ancient Pella wasn’t just a royal palace, it was the heart of Greek life, bustling with a marketplace, public squares and homes that made it the political, economic, and cultural hub of its time.

 

After exploring the Archaeological Site of Pella, head to the museum nearby. It’s home to remarkable artifacts, including a marble head of Alexander the Great, intricate floor mosaics, towering 5-meter wall decorations and everyday items that bring ancient life vividly to mind.

 

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