It did not devastate Egyptian civilisation. Egypt had been indecline for centuries and been previously taken over by Libya andNubian kings and then Assyria. Internal problems followed whenAssyria lost control. The Persian takeover was a step inre-establishing order until Macedonia took control and oneof Alexander the Great’s Macedonian generals who establishedhimself as King Ptolemy I.

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