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Ptolemy
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or 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.
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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.
