The beginning of temple construction in the Ptolemaic period of Egypt

The beginning of the construction of the Ptolemy Temple in the Alexandrian period

After winning the war with Darius II of Persia 336-330 BC, seizing Tyre in the Levantine, Gaza and conquering Egypt, and reducing the resistance to the invasion of the northeastern border of the empire at Pelusium, the thousands of years of Egyptian culture, with its belief in coastal trade, to the worship of gods that were long and uncivilized, both as a foreign king and as a prelude to Persian invasions. In a short time, Alexander showed deep respect for the religious traditions of the Egyptian people and traveled to a remote oasis in the Western Desert, the temple of Amun at Siwa. Through the hardships but the beliefs of thousands of years of civilization, from the ancient Egyptian gods who prophesied throughout the land based on the belief in the sons of gods, he was able to return to the green, fast-flowing rivers of the ancient empire, the ancient Mediterranean and the ancient Levant, to build a universal and humanistic empire inspired by the Greek philosopher Aristotle.

The beginning of the construction of the capital and the planning of the city of Alexandria, standing on the southern Mediterranean coast, and heading eastward to consolidate the territory into a city-state and new lands along the way to the large area of ​​northern India. In ancient times, he fell seriously ill from poison and died at Babylon on June 21, 323 BC. The end of the universal empire. From the intention of the important assistant, Diadochoi, the successor officer who divided his empire. In 331 BC, Alexander left Egypt, giving the rule of the empire to two deputy chiefs, Petisei and Doloaspis. Over the decades, the deputy chiefs rose to power, building on the foundations of the native administrative structure and taking care of a number of Greek-Macedonians, but failed to gain the love and loyalty of the Egyptians. After Alexander's death, his confidant, Ptolemy, son of Lagus, was appointed the new governor of Egypt, succeeding the previous conqueror, Philip III Arideus. One of Ptolemy's first acts was to depose Cleomenes of Naucrates, who had just been appointed governor of Egypt. Greed and ruthless taxation using harsh measures like those of his master and friend Ptolemy, who intended to follow the Egyptian traditions and culture.

Ptolemy, transforming himself into an idealist who adheres to humanity, persuaded the Egyptians positively, to the kingdom of the Nile Valley to rule peacefully, persuaded the hearts and minds of the general population of Egypt positively, the kingdom of the Nile Valley, and to rule them peacefully, and most importantly, to rule them with a clear eye on profit. With these goals in mind, he built a sanctuary, the main temple of the original creator god, Ptah, most famous during the reign of Ptolemy XII, the eternal strength of the sea, the perfection of the mind, and the god Thoth. In addition, a second name is found in the inscriptions: the golden Horus, beloved of the gods of the mind, the ruler of the two crowns. Two more names of the throne have been discovered: the heir of the savior god, chosen by Ptah, who has achieved the mat of Amun-Re, and the god beloved of his father and brother, beloved of Ptah and Isis, eternally living, which were added to the pharaoh's birth name, in accordance with the original pharaonic epithet of Osiris the Younger, dating from the deep past of ancient Egyptian civilization, originating from the combination of contemporary elements of the circumstances surrounding his accession to the throne. It is based on the context of long-standing Pharaonic traditions and practices.

Path to the northern suite, Karnak Temple: Maat Palace / Thutmose III

Showing the stone bowls, gold, large plates, elaborately crafted valuables given by Thutmose III to the temple of Amun-Ra. Part of the "Chronicle"

In the Amun-Ra inscription, carved on the outside of the south wall of the main temple at Karnak, Thutmose III selects and bestows titles and ranks on the pharaohs of the Egyptian dynasty. The inscription on the coronation of Hatshepsut gives us a glimpse into the events of the Ptolemaic dynasty, with the help of religious authority in determining the ranks, following the pharaonic tradition consistently throughout almost three centuries on the throne and in the eyes of the natives.

During the religious festivals, sanctuaries began to be built, and the sacred boat at Karnak, in the name of Philip Ardias, traveled between the great temples of Luxor and Karnak. The priests and townspeople of Thebes, in devotion, contrasted the behavior of the Persian conquerors who had once tried to convince the townspeople of Persian beliefs. Ptolemy began to worship the gods of the Nile Valley's natives, and the growing number of Greek-Macedonian settlers linked the two groups within the spiritual context of the Egyptian gods Osiris, Thoth, Horus, and Ptah, representing the eternal nature of the pharaonic monarchy. He combined Greek religious ideas with the two main idols of the ancient Egyptian gods, acting as a hybrid deity with the rapidly developing Greek-Macedonian beliefs and governance..