Ptolemaic Egyptball

Ptolemaic Egyptball, also known as Ptolemaic Kingdomball was an Hellenic Empire that was born from the death of Ancient Egyptball at the hands of Macedonball. Ptolemaic Egyptian kings dressed up as Egyptian gods. Cleopatra was a Ptolemaic. Later it was vassalized and later anschlussed by SPQRball.
==History==
===Early Kingdom (332-305 BC)===
Ptolemaic Egyptball began when Alexander the Great's Macedonball conquered Egyptball from Achaemenidball. After Alexander's death in 323 BC, his empire was divided among his generals. Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander's generals, took control of Egyptball and founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty. He declared himself pharaoh in 305 BC and established Alexandriaball as the capital of the kingdom.
===Period of Expansion and Prosperity (305-200 BC)===
Under the reign of Ptolemy II, the Ptolemaic Kingdom reached the height of its prosperity. He promoted Hellenistic culture, and the Library of Alexandriaball became a center of learning. His successor, Ptolemy III Euergetes, continued the expansionist policies of his predecessors, expanding Ptolemaic territory into the Levant.
===Decline and Internal Conflicts (200-100 BC)===
The reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator was marked by decline and inefficiency, leading to internal revolts and the loss of territories to Seleucidball. His successor, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, lost the Battle of Panium in 198 BC, resulting in the loss of much of Ptolemaic Egyptball's possessions in Syriaball to Seleucidball.
===Roman Intervention and Temporary Stabilization (100-30 BCE)===
Ptolemy VI Philometor attempted to regain control and stabilize the kingdom, but faced internal conflicts and intervention from SPQRball after Seleucidball took advantage of the instability in Egyptball to invade and conquer parts of it. The troubled reign of Ptolemy VIII Fischo was marked by several family disputes and internal conflicts. His son, Ptolemy IX Soter, faced internal disputes with his mother, Cleopatra III, and his brother, Ptolemy X Alexander I, and was isolated in Cyprusball in 107 BC.
In Cyprusball, Ptolemy IX Soter got into trouble with Hasmoneancube and invaded Judeacube, resulting in Cleopatra III intervening to send him to Cyprusball once again. After it, Ptolemaic Egyptball had a chance to annex Hasmoneancube, but decided against it due to Jewcubes support for the dynasty in Egyptball.
With her reign beginning in 51 BC, Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egyptball. She formed political and personal alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, attempting to maintain Ptolemaic Egyptball's independence in the face of growing SPQRball influence. During this period, Ptolemaic Egyptball gained more territory at the expense of Herodiancube, another SPQRball client state.
===End of the Kingdom (30 BC)===
At the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian (the future Augustus), marking the end of Ptolemaic Egyptball. After Cleopatra's defeat and death, Egyptball became a province of SPQRball, ending her dynasty.
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