Fourth Syrian War

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Hellenistic war war

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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fourth Syrian War canonical	8
Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry	1

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 ⓘ surface form: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and Seleucid Empire
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 royal army ⓘ surface form: Seleucid army
hasTheater	Egyptian–Syrian frontier ⓘ Palestine ⓘ
historicalRegionInvolved	Judea ⓘ Phoenician civilization ⓘ surface form: Phoenicia Syria ⓘ
involvedState	Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt Seleucid Empire ⓘ surface form: Seleucid Empire of Syria
locatedIn	Coele-Syria ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant
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	Third Syrian War ⓘ surface form: Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry over Syria
result	Ptolemaic victory ⓘ Status quo largely restored ⓘ
startTime	219 BCE ⓘ
timePeriod	3rd century BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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 → Fourth Syrian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry

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 ⓘ