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/astrologer

Common uses include:

• Ptolemaic dynasty
• Ptolemaic Egypt
• Ptolemaic Kingdom
• Ptolemaic period
• Ptolemaic system

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

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