The Ptolemaic Dynasty, established by the Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter, ruled Egypt for almost three centuries.

The ancient Egyptians sure loved gold, and it seems they saw human suffering as a small price to pay for the precious metal.

(Over a period of some 300 years, every royal male in Egypt was named Ptolemy.) Yet ... the royal women of the Ptolemaic dynasty found themselves in an adopted land where active queenship was ...

Ptolemy V was born into a great dynasty. The first Ptolemy was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, around a hundred years earlier, had taken over Egypt following Alexander's death.

Ptolemy V was born into a great dynasty. The first Ptolemy was one of Alexander the Great's generals who, around a hundred years earlier, had taken over Egypt following Alexander's death.