@pokiehl I suggest you google "were the ptolemies greek or egyptian" and have a read of what historians have concluded. Even wikipedia, in all its unreliability, has this to say on the question:
"The
Ptolemaic Kingdom (
/ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪ.ɪk/;
Koinē Greek: Πτολεμαϊκὴ βασιλεία, romanized:
Ptolemaïkḕ basileía)
[6] or
Ptolemaic Empire[7] was an
Ancient Greek state based in
Egypt during the
Hellenistic period."
And further down:
"To legitimize their rule and gain recognition from native Egyptians, the Ptolemies adopted the title of
pharaoh,[9] alongside the Greek title of
basileus,
[3][4] and had themselves portrayed on public monuments in Egyptian style and dress; otherwise, the monarchy rigorously maintained its Hellenistic character and traditions.
[9] The kingdom had a complex government
bureaucracy that exploited the country's vast economic resources to the benefit of a Greek ruling class, which dominated military, political, and economic affairs, and which rarely integrated into Egyptian society and culture. Native Egyptians maintained power over local and religious institutions, and only gradually accrued power in the bureaucracy, provided they
Hellenized."
Sounds quite like an occupying foreign power if you ask me.
Anyways, I still feel Egypt would be better represented by any of many Pharaohs from the 2800 years of native rule, than the 280 years of Ptolemaic rule. Even if you remove the whole 'native or foreign' equation, there were so many more worthy native Pharaohs, than there were Ptolemaic rulers.