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When Alexander the Great conquered Ancient Egypt he became yet another in the long line of Greeks who were stunned by the country and its rich culture. Alexander’s general, Ptolemy, was sent to Egypt to rule. Ptolemy found it...

An exhibition examining the complex interactions between cultures in ancient Egypt during Greek rule was launched at the New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World on October 8, 2014. The exhibition entitled "When the Greeks Ruled Egypt: From Alexander the...