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... a king of the II Ird dynasty , about B.C. 4000 ; this famine was caused by a succession of low Niles , and the lack of food was so absolute that the people sank down through exhaustion in the streets , and died where they dropped .
... a king of the II Ird dynasty , about B.C. 4000 ; this famine was caused by a succession of low Niles , and the lack of food was so absolute that the people sank down through exhaustion in the streets , and died where they dropped .
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He is said to have died of a wound given to him by a hippopotamus . 4366. Teta wrote a book on anatomy , and continued buildings at Memphis , 4333. Ateth , or Åta . 4300. Åta . 4266. Semti Some papyri say that the 64th Chapter of the ...
He is said to have died of a wound given to him by a hippopotamus . 4366. Teta wrote a book on anatomy , and continued buildings at Memphis , 4333. Ateth , or Åta . 4300. Åta . 4266. Semti Some papyri say that the 64th Chapter of the ...
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Ipeq - Heru . Senbmáiu . Rā - ka - Set ( OUN NON teo ง A Dynasty XVII . , from Thebes . Rā - seqenen I. Tau - āa . Rā - seqenen II . Tau - āa - āa . Rā - seqenen III . Tau - āa - qen . He died in battle , and is probably the king who ...
Ipeq - Heru . Senbmáiu . Rā - ka - Set ( OUN NON teo ง A Dynasty XVII . , from Thebes . Rā - seqenen I. Tau - āa . Rā - seqenen II . Tau - āa - āa . Rā - seqenen III . Tau - āa - qen . He died in battle , and is probably the king who ...
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He died of poison at Babylon in June , 323 , and his body was taken to Alexandria and buried there . Ptolemy Lagus then became governor of Egypt , and ruled it on behalf of :Philip II . , Arrhidaeus . Alexander Id quod pro deo colitur ...
He died of poison at Babylon in June , 323 , and his body was taken to Alexandria and buried there . Ptolemy Lagus then became governor of Egypt , and ruled it on behalf of :Philip II . , Arrhidaeus . Alexander Id quod pro deo colitur ...
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He died in 283-2 . He was the founder of the Alexandrian Library . Ptolemy II . Philadelphus was born about 304 . He became king in 287 or 286 ; he married Arsinoë , the daughter of Lysimachus of Thrace , in 285 ( ? ) ...
He died in 283-2 . He was the founder of the Alexandrian Library . Ptolemy II . Philadelphus was born about 304 . He became king in 287 or 286 ; he married Arsinoë , the daughter of Lysimachus of Thrace , in 285 ( ? ) ...
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