Egyptian–Syrian frontier
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The Egyptian–Syrian frontier was the strategically vital border region between Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid-controlled Levant that became a primary battleground in their Hellenistic-era conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian–Syrian frontier canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
frontier ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Nile Delta hinterland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian interior ⓘ |
| borderBetween |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Fifth Syrian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryBorder |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedBy |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | control of trade routes between Egypt and Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| era | post-Alexandrian successor states ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Coele-Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaza region NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai approaches ⓘ southern Phoenicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary battleground between Ptolemaic Egypt and Seleucid Syria ⓘ |
| languageContext | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Mediterranean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Panium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Raphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Ptolemaic–Seleucid rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBelligerent |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Coele-Syria question ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Levantine ports
ⓘ
buffer zone for Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ buffer zone for Seleucid-controlled Syria ⓘ control of land route between Egypt and Syria ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd century BC
ⓘ
3rd century BC ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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