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19 hours ago · The Ptolemaic dynasty (/ ˌ t ɒ l ɪ ˈ m eɪ. ɪ k /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi), also known as the Lagid dynasty (Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I's father, Lagus), was a Macedonian Greek royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
