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27 May 2026 Conversations with Tyler Toby Wilkinson on Ptolemaic Egypt and the First Great Commercial Civilization
“Like any great city, I find it has a vitality to it, which is quite energizing. It’s not a place that you go in search of the ancient past, I think.”
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- Toby Wilkinson
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- 27 May 2026
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…Do you like current Alexandria? I’ve been there once. I enjoyed walking along the sea and eating seafood. So much of it seemed to be a dirty mess. Like any great city, I find it has a vitality to it, which is quite energizing. It’s not a place that you go in search of the ancient past, I think. How is it we’re likely to learn more about Ptolemaic Egypt? Is it underwater discovery, DNA studies, LiDAR, recovering manuscripts using AI? What are the frontiers for learning more?…
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