Seventh Syrian War

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The Seventh Syrian War was the final major conflict between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms in the 2nd century BCE, marking the decline of Ptolemaic power in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Seventh Syrian War canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic war
war
belligerent Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
chronologicalOrder seventh in the series of Syrian Wars
conflictBetween Ptolemaic Kingdom
Seleucid Empire
conflictType interstate war
describedAs final major conflict between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms
endTime c. 143 BCE
followedBy no further major Syrian War between Ptolemies and Seleucids
follows Sixth Syrian War
geographicalContext Levant region
surface form: Levant

Middle East
surface form: Near East
hasCause Ptolemaic intervention in Seleucid succession
dynastic conflict in the Seleucid Empire
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
impact marked the decline of Ptolemaic power in the eastern Mediterranean
location Coele-Syria
Eastern Mediterranean
Syria
notableFor Ptolemaic intervention in Seleucid dynastic struggles
death of Ptolemy VI Philometor shortly after victory in Syria
opponent Alexander Balas
Demetrius II Nicator
Ptolemy VI Philometor
outcome Ptolemaic withdrawal from sustained Syrian campaigns
participant Alexander Balas
Cleopatra Thea
Demetrius II Nicator
Ptolemy VI Philometor
partOf Syrian Wars
struggle for control of Coele-Syria
relatedTo Fourth Syrian War
surface form: Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry
result Seleucid victory
consolidation of Seleucid control over Coele-Syria
decline of Ptolemaic influence in the eastern Mediterranean
end of major Ptolemaic attempts to control Syria
significantEvent Battle of Antioch (145 BCE)
death of Alexander Balas
temporary Ptolemaic control over parts of Syria
startTime c. 145 BCE
temporalLocation 2nd century BCE

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Ptolemaic Kingdom conflict Seventh Syrian War