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Which decree in 238 BC underscored the alliance with the Egyptian religious leaders?

  • Decree of Memphis

  • Alexandria Law

  • Canopus Decree

  • Nile Proclamation

Answer

The Canopus Decree of 238 BC underscored the alliance between the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and the Egyptian religious leaders. It was written by Ptolemy III Euergetes and his wife Berenice II Philadelphus, and it was written in Greek and Egyptian. The decree is important because it shows how the Ptolemies were trying to maintain their power in Egypt by working with the Egyptian religious leaders.
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