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Ptolemy Philadelphus (308-247 B.C.) The son of Ptolemy I, king of Egypt from 285 to 247 B.C. Egypt prospered under his reign.
J. N. Larned, Larned's History of the World, Vol. I (New York: Merrill & Baker, 1897) 673. (Ptolemy Philadelphus discussing with the achitects the plans for the Alexandrian Library.)
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