(tol′ə·mē)
Second century A.D. astronomer, mathematician, and geographer of Alexandria: full name Claudius Ptolomaeus.

(tol′ə·mē)
Name of 14 kings of Egypt, of whom the most noted are:
—Ptolemy I,
367?–283? B.C., king 323–285; a general of Alexander the Great; founded the dynasty: called “Soter.”
—Ptolemy II,
309–246 B.C., king 285–46; patron of literature and the arts: called “Philadelphus.”
—Ptolemy III,
282?–221 B.C., king 246–21; conquered much of the Seleucid dominions; built many temples: called “Euergetes.”