From 305 BC to 30 BC, the throne of the Two Lands of Pharaonic Egypt was occupied by a dynasty of foreign origin. Ptolemy I, the most successful of Alexander the Great's heirs, laid a solid foundation for the development of all aspects of society, primarily the economic, military, and cultural. Under the Ptolemies, Egypt experienced three centuries of prosperity, as evidenced by the splendor of Alexandria, the intensive exploitation of the Nile Valley, and the construction of temples dedicated to the gods, both those of Pharaonic tradition and those of the Greek pantheon.
One of these temples, dedicated to the god Horus and erected in the town of Hut-nesut (modern-day Sharuna) by Pharaoh Ptolemy I, is one of the highlights of the exhibition. The recent discovery of a significant portion of its remains has led the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona, together with the University of Tübingen and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, to create a research project aimed at highlighting the value of this important religious building.
