Battle of Panium

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The Battle of Panium was a decisive 200 BC clash between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdoms that secured Seleucid control over Coele-Syria and marked the rise of Antiochus III as a dominant Hellenistic ruler.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Panion
associatedDynasty Ptolemaic dynasty
linked to: House of Ptolemy

Seleucid dynasty
linked to: Seleucid kings
belligerent Aetolian mercenaries
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
commanderPtolemaic Scopas of Aetolia
commanderSeleucid Antiochus III
Antiochus III the Great
conflictBetween Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
contributedTo expansion of Seleucid power in the Near East
date 200 BC
decisiveFor Seleucid control of Coele-Syria
era Hellenistic period
followedBy Peace settlement confirming Seleucid control of Coele-Syria
geographicalFeature fought near the sources of the Jordan River
historicalSignificance ended Ptolemaic hopes of regaining Coele-Syria
marked the rise of Antiochus III as a dominant Hellenistic ruler
languageOfAlternativeName Greek
languageOfName Latin
locatedInHistoricalRegion Coele-Syria
locatedInPresentDay Golan Heights region
linked to: Golan Heights
militaryContext struggle for control of Coele-Syria
partOf Fourth Syrian War
place Panium
precedes later campaigns of Antiochus III in Asia Minor and Greece
primaryOpponentOfAntiochusIII Ptolemaic Kingdom under Ptolemy V
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
relatedConflict Syrian Wars
relatedRuler Antiochus III the Great
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
result Seleucid victory
strategicImportance secured Coele-Syria for the Seleucid Empire
weakened Ptolemaic influence in the Levant
tacticalFeature engagement of phalanxes in the plain
use of cataphract cavalry on the heights
usedTroopTypePtolemaic Aetolian infantry
Macedonian phalanx
cavalry
usedTroopTypeSeleucid cataphracts
light infantry
phalanx
year 200 BC

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Antiochus III the Great battle Battle of Panium
Fifth Syrian War significantEvent Battle of Panium
Fifth Syrian War decisiveBattle Battle of Panium