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Then Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemy king of Egypt with the following message:
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"Since I have returned to my kingdom and have taken my seat on the throne of my fathers, and established my rule -- for I crushed Demetrius and gained control of our country;
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I met him in battle, and he and his army were crushed by us, and we have taken our seat on the throne of his kingdom --
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now therefore let us establish friendship with one another; give me now your daughter as my wife, and I will become your son-in-law, and will make gifts to you and to her in keeping with your position."
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Ptolemy the king replied and said, "Happy was the day on which you returned to the land of your fathers and took your seat on the throne of their kingdom.
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