Was Memphis really the capital of Ptolomy

Was Memphis the capital? I always thought it was Alexandria

Indeed, Memphis was not by this time still the capital. Originally though, for the Ptolemies to rule effectively over the Egyptians, they had to occupy the old capital. Though it might seem like an obvious symbolic gesture for a foreign ruler to make, it held a great deal more significance for the Egyptians than it would for other people. They possessed one of the truly oldest cultures, civilizations, and distinct states of any people conquored or inherited by a successor, so it was important that the Greek Pharoah be recognizalbe as Pharoah and less as Greek (which Alexandria was, to anyone who saw it). Eventually, Ptolemy did move the capital (along with Alexander's body), to Alexandria... how the Egyptians felt about that is a more complicated story though.

One more thing for the patch I guess ~D Thanks for pointing it out ~;)

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Originally Posted by VandalCarthage

Indeed, Memphis was not by this time still the capital. Originally though, for the Ptolemies to rule effectively over the Egyptians, they had to occupy the old capital. Though it might seem like an obvious symbolic gesture for a foreign ruler to make, it held a great deal more significance for the Egyptians than it would for other people. They possessed one of the truly oldest cultures, civilizations, and distinct states of any people conquored or inherited by a successor, so it was important that the Greek Pharoah be recognizalbe as Pharoah and less as Greek (which Alexandria was, to anyone who saw it). Eventually, Ptolemy did move the capital (along with Alexander's body), to Alexandria... how the Egyptians felt about that is a more complicated story though.

One more thing for the patch I guess ~D Thanks for pointing it out ~;)

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ok cool. thanx for the info, never knew that