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Library of Alexandria

Ptolemy VII was murdered and succeeded by Ptolemy VIII

120s BC
Egypt

Ptolemy VII was murdered and succeeded by Ptolemy VIII Physcon, who immediately set about punishing all those who had supported his predecessor, forcing Aristarchus to flee Egypt and take refuge on the island of Cyprus, where he died shortly thereafter.


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