After two centuries (off and on) as a province of the Persian empire, Egypt was conquered by Alexander the Great. After his death in 323 BCE, Egypt passed into the hands of his general, Ptolemy, and his descendants. Under them, Egypt has become the wealthiest and most highly organized of the “Hellenistic” kingdoms.
After this war, the British started to impose taxes on the American colonies to clear of thier debt, mistreated them (taxation without representation, ended Salutary Neglect
