Ptolemaic
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'''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 [[Ptolemy|Claudius Ptolemaeus]], the 2nd century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer
Common uses include:
*[[Ptolemaic dynasty]]
*[[History of Ptolemaic Egypt|Ptolemaic Egypt]]
*[[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]
*[[History of Ptolemaic Egypt|Ptolemaic period]]
*[[Geocentric model|Ptolemaic system]]
'''Ptolemaic''' can also refer to other people or objects called Ptolemy, see [[Ptolemy (name)]].
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