the ptolemaic period ended with the death of
Ptolemaic Kingdom The Ptolemaic Kingdom (/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪk/; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, Ptolemaïkḕ basileía)[3] was a Hellenistic kingdom based in Egypt. It was ruled by the Ptolemaic Dynasty, which started with Ptolemy I Soter's accession after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and which ended with the death of Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest in 30 BC.