Reedpunk update

Someone pointed out the perfect reedpunk (ancient Egyptian steampunk) character. This is, it seems, princess Arsinoe, granddaughter of Ptolemy III, and director of the Computing Centre in Alexandria, 200 BC:

After the early death of her useless uncle, sensible people presumably rule the Greek empire.

Eratosthenes, given the presence of pneumatically powered mechanical computers, develops information theory prior to his death in 194 BC. With the aid of camels, a vast telegraph network is established across the desert:

The telegraph headquarters was, of course, built as a pyramid (click for photo attribution):