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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seventh Syrian War canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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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