이집트 프톨레마이오스 시대의 예술, 학문, 종교적 상황과 인종적 대립

Egypt"s Situations in the Sciences, the Arts, and the Religions and the Ethnic Confrontation during the Ptolemaic Dynasty

&nbsp;&nbsp;Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt began when Ptolemy I Soter declared himself Pharaoh of Egypt in 305 BC and ended with the death of queen Cleopatra of Egypt and the Roman conquest in 30 BC. The early Ptolemies followed the religion or the customs of the Egyptians, and indeed built magnificent new temples for the Egyptian gods for the Pharaonic traditions.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;It seems that during the Ptolemaic periods the architecture descends directly from the New Kingdom temples through the developments of the Late Period. The temples of this period continued to be regarded as symbols of the cosmos of the time of creation, houses for the gods and the goddess and ritual spaces where the king, or priest interacted with these gods.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Ptolemaic kingdom has the diversity in the people who settled and made Egypt their home. During the dynasty, Greek troops under Ptolemy I Soter were given land grants in Egypt and brought their families to settle the country making themselves the new ruling class. Native Egyptians continued having a role, but mostly in lower posts in the Ptolemaic government. During the reign of the Ptolemaic Pharoahs, many Jews were brought from neighboring Palestine by the hundred thousands and established an important presence there.