19 ptolemaic kingdom

• 323 BCE

  After Alexander the Great's death Cyrene becomes subject of the Ptolemaic Empire.
• 323 BCE

  Upon the death of Alexander the Great, Cyprus becomes part of the Ptolemaic Empire.
• 323 BCE - 282 BCE

  Rule of Ptolemy I Soter.
• 305 BCE - 30 BCE

  The Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.
• c. 301 BCE - c. 195 BCE

  Tyre, as all other Phoenician cities, belongs to the Ptolemies, rulers of hellenistic Egypt.
• 300 BCE

  Ptolemy I founds the Museum of Alexandria.
• 281 BCE

  Samos comes under the control of the Ptolemies of Egypt.
• 274 BCE - 271 BCE

  The first Syrian war, marking the beginning of the contest between the Ptolemies and the Seleucids for Phoeniciaand Coele-Syria.
• 246 BCE

  A Ptolemaic fleet uses Samos as a permanent base.
• 203 BCE

  The Seleucid king, Antiochus III Megas signs an alleged treaty with Philip V of Macedon to divide Egypt and its overseas possessions between them.
• 12 Aug 30 BCE

  12 August 30: After Octavian has declined to negotiate, Cleopatra reportedly commits suicide; Marc Antony does the same. Their children survive, but Caesarion is killed.

The Ptolemaic Kingdom (/ˌtɒləˈmeɪ.ɪk/; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, Ptolemaïkḕ Basileía)^[3] was a Hellenistic kingdom based in Egypt. It was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty which started with Ptolemy I Soter's accession after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and which ended with the death of Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest in 30 BC.

The Ptolemaic Kingdom was founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter, who declared himself Pharaoh of Egypt and created a powerful Hellenistic dynasty that ruled an area stretching from southern Syria to Cyrene and south to Nubia. Alexandria became the capital city and a major center of Greek culture and trade. To gain recognition by the native Egyptian populace, they named themselves the successors to the Pharaohs. The later Ptolemies took on Egyptian traditions by marrying their siblings, had themselves portrayed on public monuments in Egyptian style and dress, and participated in Egyptian religious life. The Ptolemies had to fight native rebellions and were involved in foreign and civil wars that led to the decline of the kingdom and its finalannexation by Rome. Hellenistic culture continued to thrive in Egypt throughout the Roman and Byzantine periods until the Muslim conquest.