Any facts on Claudius Ptolemy???

Question

I need to dress up as him!?!?Help!!!

Answer 1

"Ptolemy, fl. AD 127, -145, Alexandria"

"Latin in full CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS, ancient astronomer, geographer, and mathematician who considered the Earth the centre of the universe (the "Ptolemaic system"). Virtually nothing is known about his life."

"Ptolemy", Encyclopædia Britannica CD 2000

All the images of Ptolemy are fabrications, made long after his death. Have a look at some of them : http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&hl=en&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2004-35%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=ptolemy

Answer 2

Claudius Ptolemy Facts

Answer 3

Ptolemy (aka Claudius Ptolemaeus, Ptolomaeus, Klaudios Ptolemaios, Ptolemeus) lived in Alexandria (in Egypt) from approx. 87 -150 AD.

Answer 4

There are no known photos or pics of this man.
Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος; ca. 90 – ca. 168 AD), known in English as Ptolemy, was a Hellenistic mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hellenistic culture of Roman Egypt. Although no description of his family background or physical appearance exists, it is likely he was born in Egypt, probably in or near Alexandria.

Ptolemy was the author of several scientific treatises, three of which would be of continuing importance to later Islamic and European science. The first is the astronomical treatise that is now known as the Almagest (in Greek Η μεγάλη Σύνταξις, "The Great Treatise"). The second is the Geography, which is a thorough discussion of the geographic knowledge of the Greco-Roman world. The third is the astrological treatise known as the Tetrabiblos ("Four books") in which he attempted to adapt horoscopic astrology to the Aristotelian natural philosophy of his day.

Answer 5

If you are interested in the wearing apparell of that time - look at Greek statues. Basically what is known as a toga was worn and you better know how to wear it or you can be quite embarrassed

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy