Ptolemaic - Pertaining To Certain Rulers of Egypt

Pertaining To Certain Rulers of Egypt

  • Ptolemaic dynasty, the Egyptian dynasty founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter
  • Ptolemaic Egypt
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom
  • Ptolemaic period
  • Ptolemaic Baris, a citidel maintained by Ptolemaic Egyptian rulers of Jerusalem

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