Hi there. You're listening to the Hellenistic Age podcast. Episode 35, Ptolemaic Egypt, war and peace in the birdcage of the Muses.

Quick announcement, everyone.

For the last year and a half that the Hellenistic Age podcast has been in operation,

the support I've received from listeners across the globe has been overwhelming.

As a way to say thank you during this holiday season, I'm pleased to announce a giveaway event. I have 10 high quality custom-made

bookmarks based upon the show that 10 lucky listeners chosen at random will receive in the mail.

If you would like to enter yourself into the contest, all you have to do is send me an email at Hellenistic Age Podcast at gmail.com or message me via any of my social media accounts, such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.

With the subject line being contest or I would like a nice bookmark, something along those lines.

I plan to include a preview of the bookmark in the

episode notes and the podcast description, and the contest will run from the day of this

episode's release, which should be approximately November the 25th, 2019, until the release day

of episode 36, upon which I will send a message to the winners to let them know to claim their prize.

In addition, I'd like to say thanks to listener Nick Counts for his assistance with the script

writing process, and wish a happy birthday to Mr. Counts as well.

In the last episode, we spent our time covering affairs outside of Egypt, primarily dealing

with Ptolemy Karenus and Arsenoui

II. In addition to our charming discussion on royal sibling marriages, today we will be focusing

on the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, who would rule for almost 40 years and bring

Alexandria to the apex of its prosperity.

If there were a single expression or phrase that you could use to describe the Royal Court

of Alexandria, several choices come to mind.

Extravagance, pomp and circumstance, or perhaps deconant and self-aggrandizing.

...