Example sentences for: ptolemy

How can you use “ptolemy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • (a) Amalthea (e) Edgar (i) Ichor (b) A(u)stringer, (f) Excelsior (j) Meconic Ostringer (g) Fustanella (k) Pone (c) Berceuse (h) Hang Seng (l) Ptolemy (d) Brevier

  • Then, after Alexander’s death in 323 b.c. , Cleomenes took control of the country under the name Ptolemy I. The new city of Alexandria, located on the Mediterranean coast, became the base for the Ptolemaic control of Egypt and the cultural capital of Europe, and Thebes finally lost its influence.

  • The ancient library of Alexandria founded by Ptolemy I was said to be the greatest collection of manuscripts in the ancient world comprising some 70,000 items.

  • Ptolemy (second century) was the first and boldest in a long succession of spin doctors for the primacy of human beings.

  • 1: Amalthea 5: A (u) stringer, 9: Excelsior 2: Meconic Ostringer 10: Edgar 3: Pone 6: Brevier 11: Berceuse 4: Hang Seng 7: Ptolemy 12: Fustanella 8: Ichor


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