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Revision as of 19:46, 25 March 2006 by Carcharoth (talk | contribs) (Add entry)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy.
This adjective is usually used in one of two ways:
- To describe the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter
- To describe the writings of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the 2nd century AD geographer and astronomer
Common uses include:
Ptolemaic can also refer to other people or objects called Ptolemy, see Ptolemy (disambiguation).
Topics referred to by the same term
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