Ptolemy
E433436
Hellenistic ruler
King of Egypt
Macedonian general
companion of Alexander the Great
founder of dynasty
satrap
Ptolemy was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ptolemy canonical | 15 |
| Ptolemy Physcon | 1 |
| Tolomeo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4348747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ptolemy Context triple: [Ptolemy I Soter, birthName, Ptolemy]
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Ptolemaios
Ptolemaios is the Latinized name of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose works like the Almagest and Geographia shaped scientific thought for centuries.
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Claudius Ptolemaeus
Claudius Ptolemaeus, commonly known as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose geocentric model of the universe and influential works like the Almagest shaped scientific thought for over a millennium.
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Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria was a 4th-century Patriarch of Alexandria best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy and his early opposition to the teachings of Arius.
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Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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Appian of Alexandria
Appian of Alexandria was a 2nd-century AD Greek historian and Roman official best known for his multi-volume work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome’s rise and its civil wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ptolemy Target entity description: Ptolemy was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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A.
Ptolemaios
Ptolemaios is the Latinized name of Claudius Ptolemaeus, the Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose works like the Almagest and Geographia shaped scientific thought for centuries.
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B.
Claudius Ptolemaeus
Claudius Ptolemaeus, commonly known as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose geocentric model of the universe and influential works like the Almagest shaped scientific thought for over a millennium.
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C.
Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Alexandria was a 4th-century Patriarch of Alexandria best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy and his early opposition to the teachings of Arius.
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D.
Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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E.
Appian of Alexandria
Appian of Alexandria was a 2nd-century AD Greek historian and Roman official best known for his multi-volume work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome’s rise and its civil wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ptolemy Description of subject: Ptolemy was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and founded the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ptolemy
linked to: Ptolemy
subject linked to:
Little Caesar
subject linked to:
Theos Philopator