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nounan ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra
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nounAlexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
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- ptolemy an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra
- ptolemaic of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy
- septuagint the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II
- ptolemy ii son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC)
- ptolemaic dynasty an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra
- ptolemaic system (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center