Upon the death of Alexander the Great, the throne of Egypt fell to Ptolemy I,a veteran soldier and trusted commander who had served Alexander. He started the Ptolemaic Period, which lasted about 300 years. He ran Egypt like a business, strictly for profit. One of the few surviving works of Ptolemy I Soter is the temple of Kom Abu Billo, which was dedicated to Hathor "Mistress of Mefket". In 305 he took the title of
Pharaoh and later associated his son with him in his reign. The
Egyptian kingdom he established was stable and prosperous.
Ptolemaic Period 