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Ptolemy the Historian

1st-century BC author cited in the work De Adfinium Vocabulorum Differentia
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Ptolemy the Historian

Summary

Ptolemy the Historian is a human[1]. He worked as a historian[2].

Key Facts

  • Ptolemy the Historian's professions included historian[2].
  • Ptolemy the Historian is recorded as male[3].
  • Ptolemy the Historian's instance of is recorded as human[4].
  • Ptolemy the Historian's said to be the same as is recorded as Ptolemaeus of Ascalon[5].
  • Ptolemy the Historian's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[6].

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Career and Affiliations

Ptolemy the Historian worked as a historian[2].

FAQs

What did Ptolemy the Historian do for work?

Ptolemy the Historian worked as historian[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp00285679
    Said to be the same as → Ptolemaeus of Ascalon
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa
    Viaf cluster id → 52081486
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30844|batch #30844]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (2)"
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