Round 9: 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.” A ruler of this name reconquered territory that had been lost to the rebel (10[1])Hogrunaphor after his predecessor of this name was defeated at the Battle of Raphia. A ruler of this name gathered seventy-two scholars to translate the Torah into Greek and commissioned a history of his kingdom from Manetho. The first ruler of this name built both a mausoleum for Alexander the Great and a lighthouse (10[1])called the Pharos (10[1])in his capital. For 10 points, give this name of fourteen rulers of the dynasty that ruled Hellenistic Egypt. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Ptolemy [or Ptolemaios]
<CJ, Other History> | Packet M - Columbia A, Ohio State A, Maryland A, Toronto C, Clemson A, Notre Dame A
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (South)Main Site4100%0%113.00
CanadaMain Site10100%0%116.40
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site714%0%129.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site786%14%135.50
MidwestMain Site8100%13%121.38
NortheastMain Site5100%0%86.20
OverflowMain Site3100%0%117.00
UKMain Site12100%17%110.67