Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance - Claudius Ptolemaeus
An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra - Ptolemaic dynasty
Derived forms: Ptolemies
See also: Ptolemaic
Type of: astronomer, dynasty, stargazer, uranologist