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[deleted] t1_jbbpxeg wrote

Reply to comment by 28lobster in First archaeological correlate of the Egyptian rebellion described on the Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE — Evidence of violent destruction across the ancient city of Thmouis, in Egypt’s Nile delta, ca. 204-186 BCE by marketrent

> Ptolemy V was 6 when he became pharaoh after Ptolemy IV died under suspicious circumstances. Kingdom was led by unpopular regents

All the news about modern politics usually makes me lose hope for humanity, but reading about this and the reminder that most of us aren’t in a society ruled by a 6-year-old who’s acting as a puppet for a cabal of power hungry regents is a refreshing perspective.

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28lobster t1_jbbux6i wrote

Remember that 6 year old is a god and his dad was a god too - surely that makes him more legitimate than some "elected" politician! /s

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