He whole-heartedly embraced their culture.Īlexander travelled west 350 miles across the western desert to the Oracle of Amun at Siwa Oasis in 331BCE. After defeating the Persian king Darius, Alexander stepped foot in Egypt and immediately developed a deep-rooted respect for the Egyptian Gods. Nothing prepared Alexander for what he was to witness in Egypt when he came to conquer the land of the Pharaohs. He was one of the most magnificent figures in all history. When it comes to amazing Greeks, few can top Alexander, albeit Macedonian. Let’s look at a few fascinating Greeks in Egypt Alexander The Great This time to conquer it – and begin the 300-year Ptolemaic dynasties. Not only that, Macedonian Greeks came back to Egypt, once more. They soaked up inspiration and brought ideas about gods, art, religion and society back to Greece to build an incredible civilization for themselves. The Greeks were so entranced by the glory of Ancient Egypt. His words prophesied the beginning of the great civilization of Greece, and the domination of Greeks in Egypt from 332-30 BCE. ‘You Greeks are children infront of us’, said an Ancient Egyptian Priest to a Greek in 6th Century BC.
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