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# yeah that did cross my mind too
But, Ptolemy was either Greek or Egyptian (I've never quite been able to figure it out) so as you say, the Roman connection's pretty tenuous.
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:37, archived)
# I thought the ptolomy family was greek
but they took over egypt towards then end of the egyptian period.
(I helped save b3ta! Neon Blue Ah ha ha haa! I feel positively capital!, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:38, archived)
# Sounds about right
my family have a long history of being suckered into pyramid selling scams
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:43, archived)
# pfft
(I helped save b3ta! Neon Blue Ah ha ha haa! I feel positively capital!, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:53, archived)
# Was he not Egyptian when Egypt was under Roman rule?
/may be talking out of arse

edit: what happened to your pea? Did you tread on it by mistake?
(I helped save b3ta! tipassoi, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:41, archived)
# no no, you're right
he was born in Egypt - but is invariably described as Greek for some odd reason.

www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Ptolemy.html

edit: thankyou for your concern - my pea's not been quite the same ever since a recent trip to London.
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:46, archived)
# Says he was also a citizen of Rome
so everyone wins
(I helped save b3ta! tipassoi, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:48, archived)
# I've never read that far down
/ is a bit scared of formulae and the like
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 9:52, archived)
# It's only the third paragraph, way before the scary numbers
(I helped save b3ta! tipassoi, Thu 9 Mar 2006, 10:05, archived)