Talk:Ptolemy IV Philopator

Descent
i was told that the ptolemy's may have been of greek decent...do you know if this is a legit theory?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.190.152.35 (talk • contribs) 17:00, 16 March 2006


 * The first few were comparatively decent, but Ptolemy IV marked the beginning of a pronounced slide into indecency.


 * OK, snarkiness aside, they were actually of Macedonian ancestry. The founder of the dynasty, Ptolemy I Soter, was one of the generals of Alexander the Great.  JamesMLane t c 22:37, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure I'd call another 200 years a decline... Tbarker 10:07, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
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Coin of Double Eagle
Does anyone know the significance of the double eagle on coins of this era? qv http://www.ancientsculpturegallery.com/pt15.html Is it the first appearance of the double-headed eagle which became popular in Egypt under the Christian era of the Roman Empire - replacing the dual serpent heads of staffs of the old priesthood? I understand the later symbolism is of the division between Rome & Byzantium, but might a similar claim to dual domain be represented here? 124.189.9.57 (talk) 13:54, 18 June 2013 (UTC) Ian Ison

Orgiastic literature?
Pray tell, what exactly are the "orgiastic forms of ... literary dilettantism"? This kind of characterization in a wannabe encyclopedic article is not only extravagant and definitely POV (especially without any examples or proofs), but also outright stupid. --82.131.24.246 (talk) 09:25, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

No, really. "Self-interest led his ministers to make serious preparations to meet the attacks of Antiochus III the Great on Coele-Syria including Judea..." - so, if his ministers would not have been so selfish, they would have let an enemy conquer the country like any proper statesman would have done? --82.131.24.246 (talk) 09:27, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

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Bust of Arsinoe II
Why is there a bust of Arsinoe II when the article mentioned Arsinoe III? Agerskov (talk) 08:54, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

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