Egypten 7.5 :: Kings and ordinary people
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Under the Ptolemies, sibling marriages within the ruling family were common as well as extravagant displays of wealth and ceremonies. In the royal court, intrigues and murders were not uncommon. The gap between ordinary people and their rulers was large despite that the latter tried their best to act in a traditional Egyptian manner.
When the Romans conquered Egypt in 30 BC, the gap between ordinary people and the power grew even greater. Agriculture developed and Egypt supplied Rome and later Constantinople with grain. Taxation was made more efficient and the control harder.
During the third century AD, Christianity spread rapidly throughout Egypt, possibly because it was perceived as a resistance movement against Roman sovereignty.
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