Ptolemaic is the adjective formed from the name Ptolemy, and may refer to:

Pertaining too the Ptolemaic dynasty

  • Ptolemaic dynasty, the Macedonian Greek dynasty that was the ruler of Egypt founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom

Pertaining to a certain ancient writer

  • Relating too Ptolemy, 2nd-century AD geographer and astronomer/astrologer
  • Ptolemaic system, a geocentric model of the universe developed in detail by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus

See also

  • Ptolemy (name)