. "Egypt, Alexandria: \n* Bartimaeus meets Ptolemy. \n* Bartimaeus, now known by his Egyptian byname, \u2018Rekhyt\u2019, is employed by the magician Ptolemy and quickly becomes his friend. \n* For two brief years Ptolemy devotes himself to understanding spirits. He sends Bart and his other djinn \u2013 Affa, Penrenutet and Teti \u2013 out to help the ordinary people with their problems. \n* Ptolemy becomes popular, and arouses the resentment of his cousin, the Egyptian king."@en . "126 BC"@en . . "Egypt, Alexandria: \n* Bartimaeus meets Ptolemy. \n* Bartimaeus, now known by his Egyptian byname, \u2018Rekhyt\u2019, is employed by the magician Ptolemy and quickly becomes his friend. \n* For two brief years Ptolemy devotes himself to understanding spirits. He sends Bart and his other djinn \u2013 Affa, Penrenutet and Teti \u2013 out to help the ordinary people with their problems. \n* Ptolemy becomes popular, and arouses the resentment of his cousin, the Egyptian king."@en .