Ptolemaic 328374 208796892 2008-04-28T17:45:27Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 cleanup '''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)]]. {{disambig}}