This would indicate that he was descended from a Greek family living in Egypt and that he was a citizen of Rome, which would be as a result of a Roman emperor giving that 'reward' to one of Ptolemy's ancestors.
Ito ay nagpapahiwatig na siya ay descended mula sa isang Greek pamilya nakatira sa Egypt at na siya ay isang mamamayan ng Roma, kung saan ay magiging bilang resulta ng isang Roman emperador na nagbibigay sa 'gantimpala' sa isa sa Ptolemy's ancestors.