Mark Rizk Farag’s Reviews > The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra > Status Update

The disdain and discrimination against the local population, the running of what was essentially an apartheid regime, and the extremely frequent native uprising show that the Ptomelies were in fact colonisers.

Ancient Egyptian women having far more tights, economic engagement and self determination than their Greek counterparts is a reminder of how far modern Egyptian society has degenerated in some ways compared to the Ancients.

In some ways, these women have more rights than modern Egyptian women.