Patronizing can mean giving support to or being a customer of, suggesting that the condescending sense implies superiority gained through a donor-dependent relationship. The verb condescend used to be free of any hint of the offensive superiority it usually
The First King of Ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty. by Jimmy Dunn. In the ancient world, there is no surprise that military men often became rulers. These men, most of whom rose through the military ranks, usually had considerable administrative skills and had proved themselves to be leaders.
The rulers of ancient Egypt, the pharaohs, were almost all men. But a handful of women also held sway over Egypt, including Cleopatra VII and Nefertiti, who are still remembered today. Other females ruled as well, although the historical record for some of them is scant at bestâespecially for the first dynasties that ruled Egypt.