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Ptolemy

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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The name of the Macedonian kings of Egypt, of which there were 14 in succession, of whom Ptolemy I.,

as a favourite general of Alexander the Great, and who ruled Egypt from 328 to 285 B.C.; Ptolemy II.,

ho ruled from 285 to 247, a patron of letters and an able administrator; Ptolemy III.,

ho ruled from 247 to 222; Ptolemy IV.,

ho ruled from 222 to 205; Ptolemy V.,

ho ruled from 205 to 181; Ptolemy VI.,

ho ruled from 181 to 146; Ptolemy VII.,

ho ruled from 146 to 117; Ptolemy VIII.,

ho ruled from 117 to 107, was driven from Alexandria, returning to it in 88, and reigning till 81; Ptolemy X.,

ho ruled from 107 to 88; Ptolemy X.

ho ruled from 81 to 80; Ptolemy XI.,

ho ruled from 80 to 51; Ptolemy XII., who ruled from 51 to 47; Ptolemy XIII., the

ho ruled from 47 to 43; Ptolemy XIV.,

he son of Julius Cæsar and Cleopatra, who ruled from 43 to 30.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ptolemy'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/ptolemy.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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