122: Ptolemaic Egypt - The Good, the Bad, and the Fatty

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Jun 19, 202600:30:07Society & Culture

Nearly twenty years of exile from Egypt did little to improve the mood of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Physcon ("Potbelly" or "The Fatty"), and upon his return in 145 he unleashed a wave of violence and terror against his e...

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