Zenon

Egyptian official

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history of Palestine

  • Plain of Esdraelon
    In Palestine: The Ptolemies

    …received and written by one Zenon, the confidential business manager of the chief minister of Ptolemy II (Philadelphus; 285–246 bce). In 259 Zenon was sent to Palestine and Syria, where his master had commercial interests. His letters speak particularly of a trade in slaves, especially of young girls for prostitution,…

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