When Alexander the Great died, his vast empire broke into three Macedonian dynasties: the Seleucid, the Antigonid, and the _____.

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The Ptolemaic dynasty was one of the three Macedonian dynasties that emerged after Alexander the Great's death. The Ptolemaic dynasty ruled over Egypt and parts of the eastern Mediterranean until it was conquered by the Romans in 30 BC. The Seleucid dynasty controlled much of the former Persian Empire and Central Asia while the Antigonid dynasty ruled over Macedonia and Greece. The answer is not A (Persian) because Alexander the Great had conquered the Persian Empire and it was already divided among his generals. The answer is not B (Afghani), C (Levantine), or E (Anatolian) because these regions were not part of the three Macedonian dynasties that emerged after Alexander's death.

When Alexander the Great Died, His Vast Empire Broke into Three