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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| after | reign of Demetrius I Soter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Syrian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Alexander Balas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| languageContext | Greek-speaking Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| near | Seleucid capital Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Antioch ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ptolemaic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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