Claudius Ptolemy

Claudius Ptolemy

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Claudius Ptolemy was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who lived in the second century AD. His work 'Geography' compiled and illustrated early maps, influencing how the known world was perceived and represented through the lens of Roman imperialism.

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Claudius Ptolemy made significant contributions to astronomy and wrote the monumental work Megale Syntaxis.

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Ptolemy published the book Geography, which was one of the seminal early maps of the world.

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