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Ptolemaic Kingdom

  • Ptolemaic KingdomIn 305 BC, a Macedonian general named Ptolemy I Soter declared himself king of Egypt. He had been one of Alexander the Great's closest companions since their…
  • Greek Magical PapyriIn 1827, a man calling himself Jean d'Anastasi sold about half a dozen papyri to major European collections. He claimed these items came from Thebes, now…