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…this falling behind in military technology was certainly a contributory factor in the coming decline. While the Ptolemies support for traditional culture was maintained through a programme of temple-building, in which the Roman emperors were depicted as pharaohs, the infiltration of foreign philosophical and religious ideas continued apace. In particular, Christianity took early root in … Read more
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