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Ptolemy X Alexander I

141 BCE–89 BCE

Ptolemy X Alexander I was a Ptolemaic king of Egypt involved in the dynastic struggles of the late second and early first centuries BC. Ptolemy X Alexander I held the title of pharaoh.

His rule was entangled with court rivalry, exile and the weakening of royal authority before Roman domination. Ptolemy X Alexander I also held the offices or ranks of pharaoh. Ptolemy X Alexander I belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty.

In Steven Saylor’s Raiders of the Nile, To recover her, he enters the criminal world of the Cuckoo’s Nest and is forced to take part in an attempt to rob the tomb of Alexander the Great.

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Ancient World in Order

by Steven Saylor 3 books 4.1(4,803)

The Ancient World prequels follow Gordianus before his established career as Rome’s Finder. The sequence begins with his youthful journey to the Seven Wonders in 92 BC, then moves to Alexandria, Egypt and Asia Minor during the opening phase of the Mithridatic Wars. These books are linked by…

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