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0 pointsFilosofumRex1y ago0 comments

The last Egyptian pharaoh was Nectanebo II, who ruled from 358 to approximately 340 BC. Alexander founded Alexandria in 331 BC as the crown jewel of his empire where Euclid wrote his magnum opus, The Elements in 300 BC!

Unless the royal pharaoh of Egypt, refers to Ptolemy I Soter, Macedonian general who was the first Ptolemaic Kingdom ruler of Egypt after Alexander's death.

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troymc1y ago

Yep, exactly. Here's a translation of Proclus:

"He [Euclid] lived in the time of Ptolemy the First, for Archimedes, who lived after the time of the first Ptolemy, mentions Euclid. It is also reported that Ptolemy once asked Euclid if there was not a shorter road to geometry that through the Elements, and Euclid replied that there was no royal road to geometry."

Source: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/Euclid.html

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0 pointsFilosofumRex1y ago0 comments

Unless the royal pharaoh of Egypt, refers to Ptolemy I Soter, Macedonian general who was the first Ptolemaic Kingdom ruler of Egypt after Alexander's death.

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troymc1y ago

Yep, exactly. Here's a translation of Proclus:

Source: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/Euclid.html

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