Ptolemaic

Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy, and may refer to:

• Ptolemaic Kingdom, founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter, including:
  • Ptolemaic dynasty, the Macedonian Greek dynasty that ruled the kingdom
  • Ptolemaic army
  • Ptolemaic navy
• Ptolemaic system, a geocentric model of the universe developed in detail by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus

See also

• Ptolemy, 2nd-century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer
• Ptolemy (name)