Πτολεμαΐς | |
 Ruins of Ptolemais | |
  Shown within Libya | |
| Location | Near Tolmeita, Libya |
|---|---|
| Region | Cyrenaica |
| Coordinates | 32°42′25″N 20°57′10″E / 32.7069°N 20.9529°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 3rd century BC |
| Abandoned | 7th century AD |
| Periods | Hellenistic period to Byzantine Empire |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Ptolemais (Greek: Πτολεμαΐς) was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides (later known as Berenice, now Benghazi), Tauchira/Teuchira (later Arsinoe, and now Tocra), and Apollonia (now Susa).[1]
Its ruins are at a small village in modern Libya called Tolmeita (Arabic طلميتة), after the ancient name.[2]