Modern Historians about Macedonia – Donald R. Dudley

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In Egypt the Greek dynasty of the Ptolemies was the successor to the native Pharaohs, exploiting through a highly organized bureaucracy the great natural resources of the Nile Valley

‘The Civilization of Rome’ by Donald R. Dudley, Page 57

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It is true that under Antiochus III ( 241-187 B.C.) Greek control was re-established over most of the huge kingdom on a firmer basis than at any time since Alexander, but this revival was not to last

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