Where Did The Ptolemies Come From?
Where Did The Ptolemies Come From? The Ptolemaic Kingdom (/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪ.ɪk/; Koinē Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, romanized: Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) was an Ancient Greek state based in Egypt during the Hellenistic Period Did the Ptolemies speak Egyptian? The Ptolemys coexisted as both Egyptian pharaohs as well as Greek monarchs. They remained completely Greek, both in their language &