Euclid
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Euclid is said to have told told King Ptolemy that.
It was Euclid, a mathematician in ancient Greece, who mentioned to King Ptolemy I that "There is no royal road to geometry." This quote highlights the idea that even kings and rulers must put in the effort and study to learn mathematics.
Yes, Caesarion is the same as Ptolemy XV Caesar. His full name was Ptolemy Philopator Philometor Caesar. Ptolemy was King of Egypt and the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. He ruled alongside his mother Cleopatra VII and died at the hands of Gaius Octavius.
The Ptolemaic kingdom lasted from 305 BC to 30 BC. The first king of the Ptolemy dyansty of Greek kings of Egyipt was Ptolemy I. The Last one was Celopatra VI. The Romans took over in 30 BC.
Ptolemy I Soter, the general who became the first king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, was the son of Lagus and Arsinoe.