The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a powerful Hellenistic state, extending from southern Syria in the east, to Cyrene to the west, and south to the frontier with Nubia. Alexandria became the capital city and a centre of Greek culture and trade. To gain recognition by the native <answer>Egyptian</answer> populace, they named themselves as the successors to the Pharaohs. The later Ptolemies took on <answer>Egyptian</answer> traditions, had themselves portrayed on public monuments in <answer>Egyptian</answer> style and dress, and participated in <answer>Egyptian</answer> religious life.
What religious life was the Ptolemaic Kingdom?
Egyptian