3.2 Alexander's Conquest + Ptolemy's Kingdom

Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BCE)

Entered + conquered Egypt in 332 BCE

Won major battles and conquered a huge territory, stretching from Egypt towards parts of Central + South Asia

Organization of Egypt

Alex divided responsibilities among diff officials. IMPORTANT…. instead of building an entirely new system from scratch, he used existing Egyptian institution + officials

Macedonians

managed military affairs

Egyptians

assigned as civil administration

Cleomenes of Naukratis

managed royal revenue + tax collection, eventually becoming the main governor

Textual 1 - Plutrach, Life of Alexander

He was interested in revealing Alex’s character, not just his victories and battles. His account has a different purpose from a straightforward military history.

Alex’s death

died at 33 w/ leaving stable succession, his empire was divided into several successor kingdoms