Battle of Raphia

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The Battle of Raphia (217 BC) was a major Hellenistic clash between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt near Gaza, notable for one of the largest elephant engagements in antiquity and resulting in a decisive Ptolemaic victory.

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