Synonyms for Ptolemy (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD)):
Claudius Ptolemaeus
WordNet sense 2 (an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra):
Ptolemaic dynasty
From the ODE community, based on WordNet
add/edit