Ptolemaic

/ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/adj

High School

Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.

Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy.

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Ptolemaean Ptolemaian

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