PTOLEMY'S WILL FOUND.
KINGDOM TO THE ROMANS. An archaeological discovery of special interest, has recently been made at Cyrene, in Northern Africa, where an Italian mission has unearthed a. marble tablet, in perfect condition, on ■which is cut the -will in which Ptolemy Till, nicknamed "'Phiscone." King of Egypt and of Cyrene, left his kingdom to the Romans in case of his death without heirs. This Ptolemy Phiscone, who lived 116 years before Christ, was succeeded on the throne by his natural son. .Apione. The latter dying in the year 96 8.C., Cyrene passed into the bands of the Roman people. The tablet throws light not only on the history of Cyrenaica, but also on the Roman policy in the Eastern Mediterranean, besides settling definitely the question as to the passage of Cyrsnaica under the Roman dominion. The historical tradition is confirmed in regard to the will of Ptolemy, a tradition declared to ho dming ths'lasfc century.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20402, 2 November 1929, Page 3 (Supplement)
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