Definition
Relating to the Ptolemaic dynasty that ruled Egypt from 305 to 30 BCE, founded by Ptolemy I, one of Alexander the Great's generals. This Greek-Macedonian dynasty included the famous Cleopatra VII as its last ruler.
Etymology
Named after Ptolemy I Soter (Savior), who established the dynasty after Alexander's death in 323 BCE. The name Ptolemy comes from Greek 'Ptolemaios,' possibly meaning 'warlike' or derived from 'polemos' (war).
Kelly Says
The Ptolemaic rulers practiced royal incest for nearly 300 years to keep their bloodline 'pure' and maintain their claim to divine kingship! This Greek dynasty never learned Egyptian and ruled as foreign overlords, yet they adopted pharaonic traditions and built the famous Library of Alexandria, making it the intellectual center of the ancient world.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
ARالعربية
PTOLEMAIC
pto-le-ma-ik
BNবাংলা
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
CACatalà
ptolemaica
to-le-ma-i-ka
CSČeština
ptolemaismus
pto-le-ma-ismus
DADansk
ptolemaisk
pto-le-ma-isk
DEDeutsch
ptolemaisch
to-le-ma-ish
ELΕλληνικά
πτωλεμαϊκή
pto-le-ma-iki
ESEspañol
ptolemaica
to-le-ma-i-ka
FAفارسی
ptolemaik
pto-le-ma-ik
FISuomi
ptolemaik
pto-le-ma-ik
FRFrançais
ptolémaïque
to-le-ma-ik
GUGU
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
HAHA
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
HEעברית
PTOLEMAIC
pto-le-ma-ik
HIहिन्दी
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
HUMagyar
ptolemaios
pto-le-ma-ios
IDBahasa Indonesia
ptolemaik
pto-le-ma-ik
IGIG
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
ITItaliano
ptolemaica
to-le-ma-i-ka
JA日本語
プトレマイオスの
pure-to-mai-osu no
KKKK
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
KMKM
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
KO한국어
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
MRMR
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
ptolemaik
pto-le-ma-ik
MYမြန်မာ
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
NLNederlands
ptolemaïsch
pto-le-ma-ish
NONorsk
ptolemaisk
pto-le-ma-isk
PAPA
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
PLPolski
ptolemajski
pto-le-ma-jski
PTPortuguês
ptolemaica
to-le-ma-i-ka
RORomână
ptolemaică
to-le-ma-i-ka
RUРусский
птолемеевская
pto-le-meev-skaya
SVSvenska
ptolemaisk
pto-le-ma-isk
SWKiswahili
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
TAதமிழ்
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
TEతెలుగు
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
THไทย
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
TLTL
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
TRTürkçe
ptolemaik
to-le-ma-ik
UKУкраїнська
птолемеївська
pto-le-meev-ska
URاردو
ptolemaik
pto-le-ma-ik
VITiếng Việt
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
YOYO
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik
ZUZU
ptolemaic
pto-le-ma-ik