165 AD) are venerated as Christian martyrs and saints, who died during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
According to an early account by St. Justin Martyr, Ptolemaeus converted a promiscuous woman to Christianity, teaching her to live in chastity.
Ptolemaeus was then accused by the woman's husband of engaging in improper behavior with her.
Ptolemaeus was brought before the prefect Lollius Urbic(i)us at Rome and was thrown into prison.
He argued that Ptolemaeus has not been found guilty of any crime, and argued that Ptolemaeus was innocent of the charges brought against him (adultery, sexual immorality, murder, clothes stealing, robbery), challenging the honor of the prefect, the emperor, and the Senate.