Hi. So, recently, I have been getting interested in the Western Asia/Northern Africa regions. I have this one question: What was the degree of Hellenistic influence that Alexander brought with him during his conquest of Egypt? More specifically:
-How did it affect Theology? Was there a conflict, asimilation or syncretism regarding the religions of both cultures? And in what degree?
-How did the Egyptians react to a new royal dinasty exclusively formed by a foreign culture? And at what degree did the Ptolemaiacs saw themselves as either Hellenistic or Egyptians? In the same sense, how did the Egyptians saw them?
-What are some clear examples of how Hellenistic influence changed or modified some day-to-day, general, "normal" activities of a typical Egyptian?
Thank you :)
Edit: I accidentally typed conquer instead of conquest in the title 😬
This is a really good, really complicated question. I'm happy to have some older posts to refer to that cover this same topic, but don't hesitate to ask a follow-up on anything not already covered.
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