- day ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁a ▁coron ation , ▁although ▁the ▁an acle ter ia ▁also ▁had ▁associations ▁with ▁k ings ▁coming ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁The ▁an acle ter ia ▁of ▁P to le my ▁V ▁E pi phan es ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁Poly b ius ' ▁Histor ies ; ▁Poly b ius ▁writes ▁that ▁P to le my ' s ▁court ier ' s ▁" th ought ▁that ▁the ▁kingdom ▁would ▁gain ▁a ▁certain ▁degree ▁of ▁firm ness ▁and ▁a ▁fresh ▁imp ulse ▁towards ▁prosper ity , ▁if ▁it ▁were ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁king ▁had ▁assumed ▁the ▁independent ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁government ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : An cient ▁Greece <0x0A> </s> ▁Peter ▁Martin ▁Dun can ▁F RS ▁( 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁p ala e ont ologist . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Dun can ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁T wick en ham ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁his ▁father , ▁Peter ▁King - D un can , ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁Scottish ▁family , ▁being ▁a ▁le ather ▁merchant ; ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁daughter ▁of ▁Captain ▁R . ▁Martin , ▁R . N ., ▁of ▁Il ford , ▁Es sex . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁earlier ▁education ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁grammar ▁school , ▁T wick en ham , ▁next ▁at ▁Ny on , ▁by ▁the ▁lake ▁of ▁Gene va , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁app r entic