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Claudius ptolemaeus

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ptolemynounClaudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. His most important works were the Almagest and the Geography
ptolemaisnounFormer name of Ptolemaida.
ptolemaicnoun(historical) Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.
ptolemaic systemnoun(astronomy) A geocentric model of the solar system, described by the eponymous astronomer.
nicolaus copernicus(19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
apolloniusnounA male given name of historical usage.
ptolemaic dynastyThe Ptolemaic dynasty (Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek; royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
johannes keplerJohannes Kepler ("Kepler".
pontius pilatethe fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD.
claudiannounRelating to Claudius (the Roman emperor)
eratosthenesnounAn Ancient Greek polymath at Alexandria, best known for his studies of geography.
copernicusnounNicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.
tarquiniusnounaccording to legend, the seventh and last etruscan king of rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 bc)
antonius piusnounemperor of rome; adoptive son of hadrian (86-161)
chrysippusnounA male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Chrysippus, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.
praxitelesnoun(Ancient Greece) The most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BCE, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue.
flavius josephusnounjewish general who led the revolt of the jews against the romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
theophrastusnounAn Ancient Greek philosopher
lysimachusnoun(Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became king of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon.
archelausnounAny of various kings in the area of Macedonia dating from BC 399 to AD 6, most notably Herod Archelaus, an ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea from 4 BC to 6 AD.

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