Ptolemaean

English Alternative forms en Ptolemæan Ptolemean en Ptolemaian Etymology en :af la:Ptolemaeus -an 1 From en la:Ptolemaeus -an. Pronunciation en /ˌtɒlɪˈmiːən/ en iən 4 Adjective - Of or relating to Ptolemy I Soter (c. 367–282 BCE), Greek general, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemaean or Ptolemaic dynasty. en Ptolemaic en 1878 Robert Hamilton Lang Cyprus: Its History, Its Present Resources, and Future Prospects 144 https://books.google.com/books?id=gC8OAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA144 The history of the later years of the Ptolemaean dynasty is a striking picture of a debased royalty shrinking before an avaricious, masculine power. Of or relating to Ptolemy (c. 100–170 CE), Greek astronomer and geographer. en Ptolemaic en 2009 Irenaeus and Genesis 77 https://books.google.com/books?id=6NYNEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 In Irenaeus’ eyes, the Ptolemaean system, which he describes in great detail, was representative of the Valentinian school that he was encountering in the western regions of the empire. Translations of or relating to Ptolemy I Soter Ptolemaic French: fr ptoléméen German: de ptolemäisch Polish: pl ptolemejski of or relating to Ptolemy Ptolemaic French: fr ptoléméen German: de ptolemäisch Polish: pl ptolemejski Noun A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemaean or Ptolemaic dynasty. en Ptolemy Lagid en 1986 The Light and the Dark: Dualism in the Hellenistic World 21 https://books.google.com/books?id=pW8wAAAAYAAJ The Ptolemaeans finally had the worst of it. After the disastrous Battle of Panium, near the sources of the Jordan in (about) 200 B.C., Ptolemy V ceded southern Syria to Antiochus III. Translations member of the Ptolemaean or Ptolemaic dynasty Ptolemy French: fr Ptolémée m German: de Ptolemäer m Polish: pl ptolemejczyk m-pr, pl ptolemejka f en eponyms