Ptolemy I Soter rivals after Alexander's death. For example, Arrian's account of the fall of Thebes in 335 BC ("Anabasis" , a rare section of narrative explicitly attributed to Ptolemy by Arrian) shows several significant variations from the parallel account preserved in Diodorus Siculus (17.11–12), most notably in attributing a distinctly unheroic role in proceedings to Perdiccas. More recently, J. Roisman has argued that the case for Ptolemy's blackening of Perdiccas and others has been much exaggerated. Ptolemy personally sponsored the great mathematician Euclid. He found Euclid's seminal work, the "Elements", too difficult to study, so he asked if there were an easier
The Crown of Ptolemy The Crown of Ptolemy The Crown of Ptolemy is the third and last book in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" and "The Kane Chronicles" crossover series. It was released in the back of the paperback version of "The House of Hades" on March 31, 2015, and later as an ebook and audiobook. The ebook edition was released May 12, 2015. On January 15, 2015, Rick Riordan announced a third crossover story titled "The Crown of Ptolemy" on his Twitter account. His announcement included the fact that the short story would be first published in the paperback version of "The