There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or through pleasure and pa… - Ptolemy

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There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need or through pleasure and pain.

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Claudius Ptolemaeus (Greek: Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος; c. 100 – c. 170), known in English as Ptolemy, was an ancient Greek geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who probably lived and worked in Alexandria, off the coast of Egypt.

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Native Name: Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος
Alternative Names: Claudius Ptolemaeus Claudius Ptolemeus Claudius Ptolemy Klaudios Ptolemaios
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