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Ptolemy

tetrarch, son of Mennaeus
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Summary

Ptolemy died on January 1, 40 BC[1]. He worked as a sovereign[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Alexandra[4]
  • Child: Lysanias[5]
  • Sex or gender: male[6]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[7], Pauly–Wissowa[8]
  • Time period: Hellenistic period[9]

Why It Matters

Ptolemy has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

FAQs

Who was Ptolemy married to?

Ptolemy's spouses include Alexandra[4].

What did Ptolemy do for work?

Ptolemy worked as a sovereign[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'pt', 'ro', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish virtual library id → ptolemy-x00b0
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish virtual library id: ptolemy-x00b0, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/96701420|Ptolemy (#96701420)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3767|Jewish Virtua"
  3. 10w ago · Jahl de Vautban · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → —
    Spouse → Alexandra
    Described by source → Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Pauly–Wissowa
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44887|batch #44887]]: replacing string with article for described by Pauly-Wissowa statements"
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