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Library of Pergamon
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The Library of Pergamon was established in the city of Pergamon (also Pergamum) by the Attalid King Eumenes II (r. 197-159 BCE) and became the most famous and well-respected center of learning after the Library at Alexandria, Egypt. The library...
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Claudius Ptolemy Portrait
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A 15th-century portrait of the astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 - c. 170 CE) attributed to Justus van Gent or Pedro Berruguete. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Ptolemy I Soter
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Bust of Ptolemy I Soter, king of Egypt (305 BC–282 BC) and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. The identification is based upon coin effigies.
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Ptolemy XV
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This larger than life 1st Century BCE granite head was found in the submerged sections of ancient Alexandria, Egypt. It is believed to have been a part of a statue depicting Ptolemy XV, commonly known as "Caesarion" (Greek for "Little Caesar"...
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Statue of Ptolemy XII
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Limestone statue of Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE), c. 55 BCE.
Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria.
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Bust of Ptolemy I
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This is a fragment of a basalt statue of Ptolemy I (general of Alexander the Great), who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt. He wears the Egyptian royal headdress and the protective serpent. It is said that it was found in the lining...
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Ptolemy XII Pylon, Edfu Temple
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Relief from the Temple of Horus at Edfu, depicting Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE) smiting his enemies. 1st century BCE.
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Ptolemy I Soter and Wife Eurydice
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Ptolemy I Soter (367 - 283 BCE) was a trusted Macedonian general of Alexander the Great, and became ruler of Egypt. Engraved by an unknown artist after an ancient Roman relic. It was published in a history of Italian Renaissance art in 1883...
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Ptolemy I
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Ptolemy I (366-282 BCE), gold pentadrachm. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Ptolemy XII Tetradrachm
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A silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE), minted in Alexandria, Egypt.
National Library of France, Paris.