**Alexander** of Macedon was poisoned by his cupbearer in year 3454 at age 32, in the 12th year from the beginning of his reign, 6 years of his general reign. And when he saw that he had no cure, he divided his entire kingdom, which encompassed almost the whole world, among 12 of his officers, so that there would never be a king again...

**Ptolemy** was the first king after Alexander in Mitzrayim in year 3454 [(and in Yuchsin Ma'amar 5 at the beginning of section 6 it says 3435, which is a typographical error)]. And he was called Talmi by our Sages, son of Lagus or Eglas. He commanded to translate the Torah but it did not succeed properly in his hands. And he was an oppressor of the Yehudim and...