Definition of Ptolemies

Noun: Ptolemies

  1. A dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled in Egypt from 323 to 30 B.C.
Noun: Ptolemy  tó-lu-mee
  1. Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
    - Claudius Ptolemaeus
     
  2. An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra
    - Ptolemaic dynasty

See also:
Ptolemaic
Ptolemy

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