Ptolemy

GPTKB entity

Statements (189)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:region
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:historians
gptkbp:allied_with gptkb:Cassander
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:birth_year c. 100 AD
c. 100
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Egypt
c. 100 AD
367 BC
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:maps
gptkb:science
gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:maps
geocentric model
coordinate system
mathematical astronomy
geographical coordinates
mapping the stars
planetary motion theory
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on philosophy
influence on literature
influence on mathematics
influence on history
influence on geography
influence on navigation
influence on astrology
gptkbp:death_year c. 170 AD
c. 170
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Roman_Empire
c. 170 AD
283 BC
gptkbp:education gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:established gptkb:the_Ptolemaic_dynasty
the Library of Alexandria
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Ptolemaic_astronomy
gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
gptkb:astronomy
Ptolemy's theorem
mathematical models
astrological predictions
geographical maps
scientific writings
gptkbp:field gptkb:astrology
gptkb:astronomy
geography
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus
gptkbp:founded gptkb:the_Ptolemaic_Kingdom
gptkbp:governor gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:has_connection_to gptkb:Demetrius_I_of_Macedon
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:Islamic_astronomy
Renaissance astronomy
Western science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemy
gptkbp:influence scientific method
Western astronomy
medieval scholarship
medieval science
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:astrology
gptkb:Islamic_astronomy
gptkb:astronomy
geography
Renaissance astronomy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hipparchus
gptkbp:invention astrolabe improvements
eccentric circles
epicycles concept
gptkbp:is_active_in 2nd century AD
2nd century
gptkbp:is_aleader_in the Ptolemaic forces
gptkbp:is_asequel_to gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:is_considered one of the greatest astronomers
one of the greatest geographers
one of the greatest mathematicians
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
geocentric model
planetary motion
epicycles
gptkbp:is_one_of gptkb:the_Diadochi
gptkbp:is_part_of ancient history
scientific history
astronomical history
mathematical history
geographical history
gptkbp:is_remembered_for his writings
his works
his theories
his maps
his models
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Almagest
gptkb:Ptolemaic_system
gptkb:astronomy
geography
geocentric model
Geographia
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:maps
gptkb:Ptolemaic_astronomy
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Ptolemaic_dynasty
geographical coordinates
influence on later scientists
influence on navigation
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Aeneas_of_Gaza
gptkb:Ammonius_Hermiae
gptkb:John_Philoponus
gptkb:Simplicius
gptkb:Simplicius_of_Cilicia
gptkb:Theon_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Proclus
gptkb:Hypatia
gptkb:Philoponus
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Tetrabiblos
Harmonics
Planetary Hypotheses
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Almagest
gptkb:Tetrabiblos
Geographia
gptkbp:ruled 305 BC
gptkbp:was_acontemporary_of gptkb:Ptolemy_III_Euergetes
gptkb:Seleucus_I_Nicator
gptkb:Eumenes_of_Cardia
gptkb:Antigonus_II_Gonatas
gptkb:Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
gptkb:Lysimachus
gptkb:Antiochus_I_Soter
gptkbp:was_afounder_of the city of Ptolemais
gptkbp:was_ageneral_in gptkb:the_army_of_Alexander_the_Great
gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in the conflicts between the Diadochi
the division of Alexander's empire
the history of ancient Egypt
the history of the Mediterranean region
the establishment of Hellenistic kingdoms
the conflicts over the legacy of Alexander the Great
the establishment of trade routes in the Mediterranean
the political landscape of the Hellenistic period
the power struggles of the Hellenistic period
gptkbp:was_aproponent_of gptkb:Hellenistic_culture
scientific advancements
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:was_greek gptkb:true
gptkbp:was_involved_in gptkb:the_Battle_of_Gaza
gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_Granicus
gptkb:the_Wars_of_the_Diadochi
the Battle of Ipsus
the Siege of Rhodes
the consolidation of power in Egypt
the cultural exchanges of the Hellenistic world
the military strategies of the Diadochi
the political alliances of the Diadochi
the political intrigues of the Diadochi
the territorial disputes of the Diadochi
the formation of alliances during the Diadochi wars
the conflict over the succession of Alexander the Great
gptkbp:was_known_for his patronage of the arts
his administrative skills
his diplomatic strategies
his role in the spread of Greek culture
his military tactics
his naval power
his contributions to astronomy
his influence on later rulers
his military campaigns in the Levant
his role in the cultural development of Alexandria
gptkbp:work_period 2nd century AD
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:region
gptkb:Almagest
gptkb:Tetrabiblos
Geographia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rosetta's_Philae_lander
gptkb:The_School_of_Athens
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Ibn_al-Haytham
gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Phoenix
gptkb:Sirius
gptkb:Gemini
gptkb:Army
gptkb:Pavo
gptkb:Pegasus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4