The rich history of ancient Egypt is often reduced to nothing but Pharaohs and slaves in the desert. Today we will be bringing to life the fascinating tale of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and its most famous ruler, Queen Cleopatra!

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Documentary Credits:
Research: Arienne King
Script: Invicta
Artwork: Robbie McSweeney, Assassin's Creed Origins
Editing: Invicta
Music: Assassin's Creed Origins Soundtrack

Secondary Sources
Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra by Michel Chauveau
The Hellenistic Age by Peter Green
Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt: Case Studies in the Social History of the Hellenistic World by Naphtali
Lewis
Cleopatra: A Biography by Duane Roller
Cleopatra: A Sourcebook by Prudence Jones
Cleopatra and Rome by Diane E. E. Kleiner
The Last Pharaohs: Egypt Under the Ptolemies, 305 to 30 BCE by J.G. Manning
Hellenistic Egypt: Monarchy, Society, Economy, Culture by Jean Bingen
Army & Society in Ptolemaic Egypt by Christelle Fischer
Bovet
Money in Ptolemaic Egypt by Sitta von Reden
Law & Enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt by John Bauschatz
Counting the Greeks in Egypt: Immigration in the First Century of Ptolemaic Rule by
Christelle FischerBovet
Ancient Alexandria: Between Egypt and Greece by W. V. Harris and Giovanni Ruffini
The Hellenistic Age from the Battle of Ipsos to the Death of Kleopatra by Stanley
Burstein
The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile: Studies in Waterborne Power edited by Kostas
Buraselis, Mary Stefanou and Dorothy J. Thompson
Ethnicity in Ptolemaic Egypt by Koen Goudriaan

Primary Sources
Parallel Lives by Plutarch
Roman History by Cassius Dio
Geografia by Strabo
The Histories by Polybius