Ptolemaic Family Tree - The Ptolemaic dynasty /ˌtɒləˈmeɪ.ᵻk/, sometimes also known as the Lagids /ˈlædʒᵻdz/ or Lagidae /ˈlædʒᵻˌdiː/, was a Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.