Macedonian conquest of Egypt

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The Macedonian conquest of Egypt was Alexander the Great’s takeover of Egypt in 332–331 BCE, ending native pharaonic rule and initiating the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty.

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Label Occurrences
Macedonian conquest of Egypt canonical 4
Conquest of Egypt 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
cause Alexander’s campaign against the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
chronologicalPosition between the conquest of the Levant and the Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ
commander Alexander the Great ⓘ
commemoratedBy foundation of Alexandria in 331 BCE ⓘ
concurrentWith Alexander’s campaign against Darius III ⓘ
endTime 331 BCE ⓘ
followed Achaemenid reconquest of Egypt ⓘ
Second Achaemenid Period in Egypt ⓘ
followedBy Hellenistic Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Lagid dynasty

rule of Ptolemy I Soter in Egypt ⓘ
founded Alexandria ⓘ
hasParticipant Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Alexander the Great ⓘ
Macedonian army ⓘ
Persian satrapy of Egypt ⓘ
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
languageOfAdministrationAfter Greek ⓘ
location Egypt ⓘ
Mareotis ⓘ
Memphis ⓘ
Nile Delta ⓘ
Pelusium ⓘ
mainBelligerent Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
motivation deny Persian naval bases in Egypt ⓘ
secure control of the eastern Mediterranean coast ⓘ
opposingCommander Mazaces ⓘ
Sabaces ⓘ
partOf Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ
politicalConsequence creation of a Greco-Macedonian ruling elite in Egypt ⓘ
integration of Egypt into a transregional Hellenistic empire ⓘ
precededBy Macedonian conquest of Phoenicia ⓘ
Siege of Tyre (332 BCE) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Tyre
religiousImpact elevation of Alexander as son of Amun in Egyptian ideology ⓘ
result beginning of Hellenistic rule in Egypt ⓘ
end of Achaemenid rule in Egypt ⓘ
end of native pharaonic rule ⓘ
foundation of the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
incorporation of Egypt into Alexander’s empire ⓘ
significantEvent Alexander’s visit to the oracle of Amun at Siwa Oasis ⓘ
foundation of Alexandria ⓘ
peaceful handover of Egypt by Persian satrap Mazaces ⓘ
surrender of Memphis to Alexander the Great ⓘ
startTime 332 BCE ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt → precedes → Macedonian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Wars of Alexander the Great → hasPart → Conquest of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Macedonian conquest of Egypt
Mazaces → conflict → Macedonian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Achaemenid–Egyptian conflicts → followedBy → Macedonian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
Second Egyptian Satrapy → significantEvent → Macedonian conquest of Egypt ⓘ