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1. Hellenistic Period

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   The Ptolemaic Kingdom: Centered in Egypt, founded by Ptolemy I Soter. Its capital, Alexandria, became the intellectual hub of the age. Uniquely, the Ptolemies maintained the pharaonic tradition while employing a Greek administrative elite. The kingdom's extraordinary wealth derived from its tightly controlled grain monopoly, which operated with an efficiency so meticulous it often caused localized temporal fluctuations in the flow of coinage[^1].
   The Seleucid Empire: The largest successor state, encompassing much of Mesopota…