Ptolemaic
adjective
Ptol·e·ma·ic
ˌtä-lə-ˈmā-ik 
1
: of or relating to the second century geographer and astronomer Ptolemy of Alexandria and especially to his belief that the earth is at the center of the universe with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
the Ptolemaic system
2
: of or relating to the Greco-Egyptian Ptolemies ruling Egypt from 323 to 30 b.c.
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The excavation also revealed 38 bronze coins — held within a ceramic vase — from the Ptolemaic era, one of the dynasties that reigned after the death of Alexander the Great from 323 to 30 BC.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Per the National, the 33 tombs that were found date to ancient Egypt’s Late Period, the Ptolemaic period, and the Roman period, meaning that the graves could be as old as the 7th century BCE and as recent as the 7th century CE.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2024
Over the next two centuries, the great library in the Ptolemaic capital of Alexandria would be filled with hundreds of thousands of papyrus scrolls: the full corpus of ancient Greek and Egyptian literature along with Buddhist, Jewish, and Zoroastrian texts.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 May 2024
Wanting to appease the native population, the Ptolemaic king sought to alter the tax rate for select influential groups, like high priests at major temples.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The port served as an important trade hub during the Roman and Ptolemaic eras, linking Arabia and India with the Mediterranean world, researchers, who are affiliated with Egypt’s National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
Dating back to the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt, one chamber in the massive necropolis offers a curious glimpse into ancient Egyptian belief.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
For this latest work, Davide Tanasi of the University of South Florida and his co-authors analyzed an Egyptian ritual vase in the shape of Bes dating back to the second century BCE—known as the Ptolemaic period—in the collection of the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 June 2023
The researchers also discovered newer burials, including remains from the Ptolemaic period (around 304 to 30 B.C.E.) and a coffin from the 18th Dynasty (roughy 1550 to 1295 B.C.E.).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Per the National, the 33 tombs that were found date to ancient Egypt’s Late Period, the Ptolemaic period, and the Roman period, meaning that the graves could be as old as the 7th century BCE and as recent as the 7th century CE.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2024
Over the next two centuries, the great library in the Ptolemaic capital of Alexandria would be filled with hundreds of thousands of papyrus scrolls: the full corpus of ancient Greek and Egyptian literature along with Buddhist, Jewish, and Zoroastrian texts.
—Theunis Bates, theweek, 28 May 2024
Wanting to appease the native population, the Ptolemaic king sought to alter the tax rate for select influential groups, like high priests at major temples.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The port served as an important trade hub during the Roman and Ptolemaic eras, linking Arabia and India with the Mediterranean world, researchers, who are affiliated with Egypt’s National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
Dating back to the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt, one chamber in the massive necropolis offers a curious glimpse into ancient Egyptian belief.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
For this latest work, Davide Tanasi of the University of South Florida and his co-authors analyzed an Egyptian ritual vase in the shape of Bes dating back to the second century BCE—known as the Ptolemaic period—in the collection of the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 June 2023
The researchers also discovered newer burials, including remains from the Ptolemaic period (around 304 to 30 B.C.E.) and a coffin from the 18th Dynasty (roughy 1550 to 1295 B.C.E.).
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
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