The pyramids, their hieroglyphical inscriptions, the brick pyramid, the Labyrinth; Upper Egypt 423 DARIUS NOTHUS. Arxanes satrap of Egypt Democritus of Abdera, president of the temple of Memphis, writes PTOLEMY SOTER, AS LIEUTENANT OF PHILIP ARRIDÆUS, OF ALEXANDER ÆGUS, AND AS KING. B.C. 322-284. He brings the body of Alexander to Memphis Perdiccas invades Egypt; passing by Pelusium, he marches Perdiccas killed; Philip Arridæus and Alexander Ægus taken ih. ib. 308 Ptolemy proposes to marry Cleopatra; she is murdered. Demetrius destroys the Egyptian fleet 306 PTOLEMY takes the title of king of Egypt 305 Antigonus marches against Egypt; is stopped 246 Colotes the Epicurean philosopher. Homer and Herodotus read publicly in the theatre Zoilus the rhetorician, Timon the tragic writer The Septuagint translation of the Old Testament; its style; dis- Philadelphus collects pictures. Helena the painter; drawing by squares approved of by the Hebrews Philadelphus helps the Achaian League PTOLEMY EUERGETES; he marches against Syria The queen's hair made into a constellation. The poets praise her beauty Seleucus flies to Egypt from his brother Euergetes regains the booty of Cambyses; his popularity The Decree of the priests at Canopus His buildings at Thebes, in the Oasis, at Esne, at Canopus He invades Ethiopia; inscription at Adule The Jewish tribute delayed Greece helped against Antigonus. Aristophanes the grammarian; accents invented Eratosthenes the geographer and chronologist Apollonius; his Argonautics. The Ibis Lycophron; his Alcandra; foretells Roman greatness Carneades and the New Academy ib. 344 ib. ib. PTOLEMY PHILOPATOR, puts to death his mother and brother Antiochus the Great regains all Syria; invades Egypt; battle of The brothers join their forces against Antiochus He asks the Jews of Egypt to join him in celebrating the feast Philometor goes to Rome for help against his brother, and is replaced on the throne; Cyrene given to Euergetes Euergetes goes to Rome to complain |
