Ptolemaic

Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy. Common uses include:

Pertaining to certain rulers of Egypt

• Ptolemaic dynasty, the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter
• Ptolemaic Egypt
• Ptolemaic Kingdom
• Ptolemaic Baris, a citadel maintained by Ptolemaic Egyptian rulers of Jerusalem

Pertaining to a certain ancient writer

• To describe the writings of Claudius Ptolemaeus, known as Ptolemy, the 2nd-century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer
• Ptolemaic system, a geocentric model of the universe developed in detail by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus

Ptolemy (name)

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