The Roman Empire and the Gathocles

Sausibius seems to have died shortly after the coronation, presumably of old age. With no real check on his authority, the court became a gathocles' playhouse of debauchery and drinking. The outrage was such that the Alexandrian elite began to place their hopes on a man named Tlepolimus, the governor of Palucium, to act as their representative. Open mockery of the minister at dinner parties led to accusations of treason being thrown between both men. He soon escalated the situation to a boiling point by ordering the arrest of several prominent figures, which enraged the Alexandrian populace. Ptolemy remained unharmed, having been brought to the

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