Battle of Antioch (145 BCE)

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The Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) was a decisive Hellenistic-era clash near the Seleucid capital that helped determine control of the Seleucid Empire during the later stages of the Syrian Wars.

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Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
after reign of Demetrius I Soter ⓘ
associatedWith Syrian Wars ⓘ
belligerent Alexander Balas ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
Seleucid royal factions ⓘ
caused shift in balance of power within the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
combatantType Hellenistic monarchs ⓘ
conflictOf Seleucid civil war (mid-2nd century BCE) ⓘ
date 145 BCE ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
historicalPeriod 2nd century BCE ⓘ
languageContext Greek-speaking Hellenistic world ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
near Seleucid capital Antioch ⓘ
outcome accession of Demetrius II Nicator as Seleucid king ⓘ
death of Alexander Balas ⓘ
partOf later stages of the Syrian Wars ⓘ
struggles for the Seleucid throne ⓘ
place Seleucid Empire ⓘ
near Antioch ⓘ
primaryTheater Northern Syria ⓘ
linked to: northern Syria
relatedTo Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Lagid dynasty

Seleucid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid kings
result decisive victory for Alexander Balas’s opponents ⓘ
significance decisive for control of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
helped determine succession to the Seleucid throne ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ

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Seventh Syrian War → significantEvent → Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) ⓘ