four Hellenistic kingdoms. Translated, Hellenistic means “to imitate Greeks”. Four Hellenistic kingdoms emerged because of the struggles. They were named: Antigonid kingdom of Macedonia, Seleucid Kingdom, Kingdom of Pergamum, and Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Alexandria was at the center of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. The character of these four kingdoms has survived to this day. None of these has been more significant than Alexandria. It became the center of business and culture. Astronomy, medicine, literature…
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