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Ptolemy I Soter is best known as the Macedonian nobleman and general who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, the same dynasty that famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII hailed from....
Today, our current civilization prides itself as a technologically advanced one. But have you heard about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? They are artistic and architectural accomplishments from...
Completed by Ptolemy II of Philadelphus in the third century BCE, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was a breathtaking architectural and engineering marvel of the highest order. Estimated at around 400...