Ptolemy II

A third-century bc colossus crafted for Egyptian monarch Ptolemy II Philadelphus, for instance, could stand up, sit down and pour milk.

When Ptolemy I started to show evidence of favoring succession to one of his younger sons, the future Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Demetrius opined in favor of the interests of Eurydice, the old king’s first wife.

Her marriage to her brother Ptolemy II reflected the sacred union of Isis and her brother Osiris.

The space was measured and remeasured before Hapy arrived by truck and rail from Paris, along with his giant companions, Ptolemy II and his sister and queen Arsinoe – together weighing almost 20 tonnes.

She became queen after marrying her brother, Ptolemy II, and was deified on her death - known and loved by both Egyptians and Greeks.