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| '''Ptolemaic''' is the adjective formed from the name '''Ptolemy'''. Common uses include: | '''Ptolemaic''' is the adjective formed from the name '''Ptolemy'''. Common uses include: | ||
| == Pertaining to certain rulers of Egypt == | |||
| *], the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by ] | *], the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by ] | ||
| *] | *] | ||
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| *], a citidel maintained by Ptolemaic Egyptian rulers of Jerusalem | *], a citidel maintained by Ptolemaic Egyptian rulers of Jerusalem | ||
| == Pertaining to a certain ancient writer == | |||
| *To describe the writings of ], known as Ptolemy, the 2nd-century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer | *To describe the writings of ], known as Ptolemy, the 2nd-century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer | ||
| *], a geocentric model of the universe developed in detail by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus | *], a geocentric model of the universe developed in detail by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus | ||
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Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy. Common uses include:
Pertaining to certain rulers of Egypt
- Ptolemaic dynasty, the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter
- Ptolemaic Egypt
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Ptolemaic period
- Ptolemaic Baris, a citidel maintained by Ptolemaic Egyptian rulers of Jerusalem
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
Ptolemaic can also refer to other people or objects called Ptolemy, see Ptolemy (name).
Topics referred to by the same term
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