Ptolemaic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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He thought that while this observation was incompatible with the Ptolemaic system, it was a natural consequence of the heliocentric system.
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Securing the favour of the priesthood was essential for the Ptolemaic kings to retain effective rule over the populace.
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Economic troubles led the Ptolemaic government to increase taxation, which in turn fed the nationalist fire.
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The existing structure was built no later than the late Ptolemaic period.
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See Ptolemaic dynasty for details of their reigns and other ruling members of the dynasty.
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In papyrus texts from the Ptolemaic period onwards, numeric sampi occurs with some regularity.
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The burial chamber had been reused in the Ptolemaic period.
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The elements of the inner temple are dated them from the beginning of the Ptolemaic period.
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He rejected the Ptolemaic model and instead argued for a strictly concentric model of the universe.
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This victory marked the zenith of the Ptolemaic power.
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