CLST 335 Chapter 7,15: Chapter7&15

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 335
• Professor: Fabio Colivicchi

Document Summary

Ptole(cid:373)(cid:455), so(cid:374) of lagos (cid:894)ma(cid:272)edo(cid:374)ia(cid:374) ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)al a(cid:374)d ale(cid:454)a(cid:374)de(cid:396)(cid:859)s histo(cid:396)ia(cid:374)(cid:895), headed to eg(cid:455)pt when alex died in 323. Ale(cid:454)(cid:859)s i(cid:374)(cid:448)asio(cid:374) of eg(cid:455)pt i(cid:374) (cid:1007)(cid:1007)(cid:1006) allo(cid:449)ed hi(cid:373) to (cid:271)e (cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed as a li(cid:271)e(cid:396)ato(cid:396) of the eg(cid:455)ptia(cid:374) people, who had previously been under (unpopular) persian control. Founding of alexandria became new mediterranean focus. Local greek, kleomenes, had been left in control of the city by alexander but ptolemy successfully took over, hijacking the embalmed remains of alexander and adopting the title of (cid:858)ki(cid:374)g(cid:859) Ptolemy tried to extend i control as far as he could down the nile, right to thebes. There was a postal service that allowed for fast communication along the valley and new foundations were built on the red sea to allow for increased trade with africa and. Annual flood of the nile allowed for extensive irrigation agriculture: agricultural wealth allowed for lots of finances and natural frontiers added defense from invasion.