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Ptŏlĕmaeus , i, m., = Πτολεμαῖος.
I. Ptolemy, the name of the kings of Egypt after Alexander the Great, Curt. 9, 8, 22; Just. 13, 4, 10; Sil. 11, 383.—Hence, in plur.: “Ptolemaeorum manes,Luc. 8, 696.— Hence,
1. Ptŏlĕmaeēus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ptolemy, Ptolemœan, Egyptian: “Pharus,Prop. 2, 1, 30.—
2. Ptŏlĕ-maeus (-maeius ), a, um, adj., Ptolemœan, Ptolemaic: “gymnasium,Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 1.—Subst.: Ptŏlĕmaeum , i, n., the tomb of the Ptolemies, Suet. Aug. 18.—
3. Ptŏ-lĕmāïs , ĭdis, f. adj., Ptolemœan, Egyptian: “aula,Aus. Idyll. 10, 311: “gaza,Sid. Carm. 7, 94.—
b. Subst.
(α). Cleopatra, daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, Luc. 10, 69.—
(β). The name of several cities; in Egypt, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 9; in Phœnicia, formerly Accho, now St. Jean d'Acre, Plin. 5, 19, 17, § 75; Vulg. 1 Macc. 5, 22.—Also called Ptŏlĕmāĭda , ae, f., Vulg. 1 Macc. 5, 15; id. Act. 21, 7.—Their inhabitants are called Ptŏlĕmenses , ĭum, m., Dig. 50, 15, 1; Vulg. 1 Macc. 12, 48; id. 2 Macc. 13, 25.—
II. An astrologer of the time of the emperor Otho, Tac. H. 1, 22.—
III. A king of Mauritania, Tac. A. 4, 23; 24.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (13):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 1.7.9
    • New Testament, Acts, 21.7
    • Old Testament, 1 Maccabees, 12.48
    • Old Testament, 1 Maccabees, 5.15
    • Old Testament, 1 Maccabees, 5.22
    • Old Testament, 2 Maccabees, 13.25
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 18
    • Tacitus, Annales, 4.23
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.22
    • Lucan, Civil War, 10.69
    • Lucan, Civil War, 8.696
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 5.1
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 9.8.22
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