Ptolemaic
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Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy.
This adjective is usually used in one of three 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
- To describe the belief that the Earth was at the center of the solar system.
Common uses include:
Ptolemaic can also refer to other people or objects called Ptolemy, see Ptolemy (name).
