Packet M: Tossup 5

Daily life during the construction of a city by a ruler of this name is recorded in documents left by Zenon of Kaunos. A ruler of this name was supported by the Gabiniani during a civil war following the death of his father, another ruler of this name with an epithet meaning “Flautist.” (10[2])A ruler of this name reconquered (10[1])territory that had been (10[1])lost to the rebel (10[1]-5[1])Hogrunaphor after his predecessor of this name was defeated at the Battle of Raphia. A ruler of this name (10[1])gathered seventy-two scholars (-5[1])to translate the Torah (10[3])into Greek (10[1])and (10[1])commissioned a history (10[2])of his (10[1])kingdom (10[1])from Manetho. (10[1]-5[1])The first ruler of this name (-5[1])built both a mausoleum (10[1])for Alexander (10[1])the Great and a lighthouse (10[3])called (10[1])the Pharos (10[5])in his (10[1])capital. (10[5])For 10 points, (10[1])give (10[1])this name (10[1])of (10[1])fourteen (10[1])rulers of the dynasty (10[2])that ruled Hellenistic Egypt. (10[1])■END■ (10[8]0[1])

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