Fourth Syrian War

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The Fourth Syrian War was a Hellenistic-era conflict (219–217 BCE) between the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, notable for Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria and the decisive Battle of Raphia.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fourth Syrian War canonical 9
Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic war ⓘ
war ⓘ
belligerent Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
cause Territorial dispute over Coele-Syria ⓘ
chronologicalPosition fourth of the Syrian Wars ⓘ
conflictBetween Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and Seleucid Empire ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
conflictForControlOf Coele-Syria ⓘ
southern Levant ⓘ
conflictType interstate war ⓘ
decisiveBattle Battle of Raphia ⓘ
endTime 217 BCE ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
followedBy Fifth Syrian War ⓘ
follows Third Syrian War ⓘ
geopoliticalContext struggle for dominance in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
hasCommander Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator ⓘ
hasOutcome Temporary preservation of Ptolemaic control over Coele-Syria ⓘ
hasParticipant Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
Ptolemaic army ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator ⓘ
Seleucid army ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid royal army
hasTheater Egyptian–Syrian frontier ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
historicalRegionInvolved Judea ⓘ
Phoenicia ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
involvedState Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom

Seleucid Empire of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid Empire
locatedIn Coele-Syria ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
mainTheater Coele-Syria ⓘ
militaryCampaignOf Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
notableCampaign Antiochus III’s campaigns in Coele-Syria ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Raphia ⓘ
notableFor large use of war elephants at Battle of Raphia ⓘ
opponent Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
partOf Syrian Wars ⓘ
precededByEvent Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry over Syria ⓘ
linked to: Third Syrian War
result Ptolemaic victory ⓘ
Status quo largely restored ⓘ
startTime 219 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod 3rd century BCE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ptolemaic Kingdom → conflict → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Syrian Wars → hasPart → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Seventh Syrian War → relatedTo → Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry ⓘ
linked to: Fourth Syrian War
Third Syrian War → followedBy → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Ptolemy IV Philopator → conflict → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Fifth Syrian War → precededBy → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Seleucid navy → engagedInConflict → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Battle of Panium → partOf → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Battle of Raphia → partOf → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ
Egyptian–Syrian frontier → conflict → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ