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The name Ptolemy or '''Ptolemaeus''' comes from the Greek ''Ptolemaios'', which means warlike. There have been many people named Ptolemy or Ptolemaeus, the most famous of which are the Greek-Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus and the Egyptian ruler Ptolemy I Soter . The following sections summarise the history of the name, some of the people named Ptolemy, and some of the other uses of this name. ETYMOLOGY AND HISTORY The English name Ptolemy has its roots in the Ancient Greek name Ptolemaios (warlike), which is an adjectival form of the word ''ptolemos'', which is itself an 'epic' (Homeric) form of the word ''polemos'' (war). The name Ptolemaios varied over the years from its roots in Ancient Greece, appearing in different languages in various forms and spellings. The original form, and some of the variants, are listed here in the languages relevant to the history of the name.
Related is the Aramaic name ''Bar Talmai'' (Son of Ptolemy), which led to the names Bartolomeo (Italian) and Bartholomew (English) among others. Thus the name Ptolemy spread from its Greek origins to enter other languages in the Middle and Near East during the Hellenisation that followed the conquest of the known world by Alexander The Great . The disciple Nathaniel Bar-Talmai ( Bartholomew ) is thus thought to have been the son of a Ptolemy. The feminine name Ptolemais is constructed from similar roots. EARLY GREEK PTOLEMIES
EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY (RULERS) The .
EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY (DESCENDENTS) There were several members of the Ptolemaic Dynasty that did not become senior rulers of Egypt. Some of them became rulers of other kingdoms. Many of the dates and other details about these Ptolemies are uncertain.
OTHER PTOLEMIES
VARIANT EPITHETS Several Ptolemies, particularly those from the Ptolemaic Period , were recorded by a variety of epithets, not all of which can be assigned with certainty to any one Ptolemy. Some of these variant epithets are listed here, along with some of the identifications suggested by scholars. Some of these identifications remain a matter of controversy.
LEGACY OF CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS
LEGACY OF PTOLEMY I SOTER
OTHER A non-exhaustive list of other, generally later, uses of the name Ptolemy includes:
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