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.
