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Alexander The Great: The Regime Of Egypt

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Following the death of Alexander the Great, the empire that he had amassed from his military conquests, was divided among four of his generals (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Ptolemy was the ruler of Egypt and was given the Palestine territory and Seleucus controlled the area of Syria (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Throughout the next century, the Ptolemies controlled Palestine and a large influx of Jews settled in Egypt (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). With the establishment of a new ruler in Syria, Antiochus the Great, conflicts began between the Seleucid people and the Ptolemies of Egypt over the territory of Palestine (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). After a number of battles, Antiochus the Great became the ruler of Palestine (Tullock & McEntire, 2012).

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