The Hellinistic Age in Egypt

 332 B.C. to 100 B.C.

After the war with Lybia, Egypt was in chaos.  It was being invaded from all sides, and was unable to defend itself.  The Macedonians soon heard of the rich culture of the Egyptians, and their fertile land and naturally wanted to claim it for themselves.  Alexander The Great was the leader of the Greeks at this time.  He lead them into Egypt expecting a fight.  When they arrived, the Egyptians were already fighting Persia...and losing.  The funny thing is, the Egyptians looked at the Greeks as liberators instead of conquerors.  They felt that way because they thought being ruled by the Greeks was better than being ruled by the Persians.  This was a smart decision because the Egyptians were allowed to keep their customs and religions.  In fact, Alexander the Great embraced the Egyptian culture.  Alexander was deemed Pharaoh and Egypt began to flourish.