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Ptolemaic Kingdom

Ptolemy II defeated the Kingdom of Kush

270 BC
Alexandria, Egypt

In the 270s BC, Ptolemy II defeated the Kingdom of Kush in war, gaining the Ptolemies free access to Kushite territory and control of important gold deposits south of Egypt known as Dodekasoinos.


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