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Classical era · 217 BCE

Battle of Raphia

The Battle of Raphia was fought on 22 June 217 BC near modern Rafah between the forces of Ptolemy IV Philopator, king and pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire during the Syrian Wars. It was one of the largest battles of the Hellenistic kingdoms and of the ancient world, and determined the sovereignty of Coele-Syria.

Battle of Raphia
Battle of Raphia · Javierfv1212 ( talk ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
217 BCE
Where
Rafah
Era
Classical

Topics

Egypt2,800 BCE – todayPalestine332 BCE – today

Before and after

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