Agemegos
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My late father used to tell a story about a friend of his who became convinced that the question on an ancient history exam was going to be "Give a list of all the pharaohs of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt", and put a lot of effort into memorising them. When he turned over the paper it turned out that the actual question was "Compare and contrast the reigns of Thutmoses II and Ramesses II". Dad's friend had not bothered to learn anything about what any of these people actually did, and he had nothing. So he wrote "Far be it from me to draw invidious comparisons between these two great kings. Rather, let me give a list of all the pharaohs of the New Kingdom", which he then did.
He got an 'F'.
He got an 'F'.
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