Ptolemy

people have hard time taking care of their self, cleaning their homes or surroundings and live in that dirty environment because they have health problems and some do not even know what generation they are living in. in the book “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey the author Walter Mosley presents a novel about an elder black man whose having memory problem and cannot remember anyone in his family, friends and himself and his been forgotten by his family. The author presents this novel in a very unique

Ptolemy of Alexandria, the Influential Astronomer Ptolemy of Alexandria was the most influential astronomer of the ancient world. The books and theories Ptolemy developed served as a major basis for future astronomers. It was during the Renaissance period that his work became thoroughly studied and revised. Ptolemy collected all ancient knowledge of astronomy and geography including it in his book Almagest around 140 A.D. It follows, he then wrote a four volume astrological

Cleopatra Berenice III. is one of the lesser known Ptolemies. She was born as the daughter of Ptolemy XI. Soter II. Not much is known about her early life. She then married Ptolemy X. Alexander I. He was originally married to Cleopatra III and killed her in 101. Their collective name at that time was „Theoi Philometores Soteres“ and they had a daughter whose fate is entirely unknown. After he was banished from the country during riots, her father was re-instated as pharao and returned to the country

understanding the interdependence among places and regions." Paul L. Knox. Geography is world wide, humans need to understand it first before it is categorize to one thing. (doc 10) "Geography a representation of the whole known world together." Greek ptolemy. From these documents geography means it is not just about one thing it is about who and why and when. geography means humans make the world go around, and how we make the world go around causes conflict. The conflict is caused by change,

the sacred Egyptian language to legitimize the deification of Ptolemy V. It is reasonable that the dominating Egyptian culture would substantially change how the Ptolemies administrated Egypt since the Hellenistic kingdom was far from the Greek homeland and not as susceptible to its influences. The traditions of Egypt were so central to the identity of the native population that it spanned across economic, political, and social systems of life, making it non-feasible to enact radical policy changes

Ptolemy was an Egyptian astronomer, mathematician, and geographer of Greek descent who flourished in Alexandria during the 2nd century. Ptolemy was born c. 100 CE and died c. 170 CE. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt. There aren’t many resources that can say or that know a lot about Ptolemy’s personal life. There are no indications that he was married. Ptolemy was focused more on his career. In several fields, his writings represent the culminating achievement of Greco Roman science, particularly

In the history of the world there has never been a teenager that matched the successes Alexander the Great achieved. He was, without a doubt, the most successful general and conqueror that the world has ever seen. No man ever matched his strength and courage on the battlefield nor did anyone match his leadership abilities. Men like Alexander the Great did not come around often, but when they did, their actions and exploits shocked the world and changed every aspect of life as it once was. Alexander

four of his generals (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Ptolemy was the ruler of Egypt and was given the Palestine territory and Seleucus controlled the area of Syria (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Throughout the next century, the Ptolemies controlled Palestine and a large influx of Jews settled in Egypt (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). With the establishment of a new ruler in Syria, Antiochus the Great, conflicts began between the Seleucid people and the Ptolemies of Egypt over the territory of Palestine (Tullock

Not much information is known about Ptolemy. The information that is known has been inferred from his writings, and based on that he was probably not a Christian. We do know he was an advocate of astrology. He wrote a book about the topic and its benefits. He said that astrology was not to be completely relied upon but was useful to know and should be considered a legitimate science. One source said that he was “by far the most influential source of medieval Islamic astrology.” In his book

The film, Alexander, is a historic drama about Alexander the Great, who became legendary for his military prowess. Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian general, narrates throughout the film. Moments of Alexander’s childhood was shown, such as his difficult relationship with his mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip II of Macedon. After Alexander became King of Macedonia, he sets out to conquer the Persian Empire. He continued his eight-year campaign across East Asia, before returning home to Babylon