Ptolemy

Words with a similar base: Ptolemy

'Ptolemy'

[ptolemy.n.01] as in: Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

'Ptolemy'

[ptolemy.n.02] as in: an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra