Glory of the Ptolemies
I am Lagidis, King, absolute possessor
(with my power and my wealth) of carnal delight.
Neither a Macedonian nor a barbarian
can equal me or even come close. The son
of Seleucus is absurd with his vulgar hedonism.
But if you search here for other things, these are clear.
This city is the teacher, the center
of the Panhellenic world,
in every word, in every art, the wisest.
