On Jun 17, 11:20=A0pm, Day Brown <daybr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> veritas wrote:
> > On Jun 10, 8:59 am, AncHist <Chiz...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> I've been trying to draw a timeline for ancient Egypt. I am trying to
> >> determine the earliest known date on that timeline. I have found
> >> answers ranging from 65 B.C to 90 B.C. I was hoping to hear from
> >> experts and to get an idea of reliable sources I can look at.
>
> > You are maybe 3,000 to 4000 years off. =A0During 65 B.C to 90 B.C. the
> > Ptolemy era had ended not that long ago. =A0He was a general of
> > Alexander the Great, and Egypt is far older than that. =A0By the way
> > Cleopatra is a Greek or Macedonian name. =A0Alexander's sister was
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> > Cleopatra, the last wife of Philip was named Cleopatra, it was a
> > common name. =A0Most people think it is Egyptian. =A0It's not. =A0Take
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> > first post and go to Google, but books are the best. =A0Go to Barnes
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> > Noble and you will find hundreds of books on Egypt. =A0Ken Hogan
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> Shssh! Cleopatra is spozed to be an African now.
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I know, it bummed me out too, Liz Taylor, and her name was Macedonian,
but it seems like every other person in Macedonia was named Cleopatra,
Alexander, or Philip. You have to be careful to know which one people
are talking about. Ken Hogan
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