Ptolemaic

Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy. Common uses include:

Pertaining to the Ptolemaic dynasty

Ptolemaic dynasty, the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemaic Kingdom

Pertaining to a certain ancient writer

To describe the writings of Claudius Ptolemaeus, known as Ptolemy, the 2nd-century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer
Ptolemaic system, a geocentric model of the universe developed in detail by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus

Ptolemy (name)

Ptolemaic can also refer to other people or objects called Ptolemy, see Ptolemy (name).

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