Seleucid invasion of Egypt

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historical event military campaign war

The Seleucid invasion of Egypt was a major military campaign in 170–168 BCE during which the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes sought to conquer Ptolemaic Egypt, triggering a crisis that drew in the Roman Republic and reshaped the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Label	Occurrences
Seleucid invasion of Egypt canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ war ⓘ
commandedBy	Antiochus IV Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	Hellenistic interstate war ⓘ invasion ⓘ
describedIn	ancient sources such as Polybius ⓘ
followedBy	continued Roman involvement in Near Eastern politics ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Antiochus IV’s invasion of Egypt ⓘ
hasCause	Seleucid attempt to conquer Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ dynastic and territorial rivalry between Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ weakness and internal instability of the Ptolemaic monarchy ⓘ
hasContext	Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ power struggle after the fragmentation of Alexander the Great’s empire ⓘ
hasEffect	Roman diplomatic intervention in eastern Mediterranean affairs ⓘ Seleucid annexation of Cyprus (temporary) ⓘ confirmation of Roman dominance in eastern Mediterranean politics ⓘ limitation of Seleucid expansion ⓘ restoration of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt ⓘ temporary Seleucid occupation of parts of Egypt ⓘ
hasEndTime	168 BCE ⓘ
hasLocation	Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOutcome	Roman-imposed withdrawal of Seleucid forces from Egypt ⓘ diplomatic humiliation of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ survival of Ptolemaic Kingdom as a Roman client state ⓘ
hasParticipant	Antiochus IV Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleopatra II of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSignificantEvent	Roman ultimatum to Antiochus IV at Eleusis ⓘ Seleucid advance towards Alexandria ⓘ Seleucid invasion of Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid occupation of Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStartTime	170 BCE ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	170–168 BCE ⓘ
involves	Roman envoy Gaius Popillius Laenas NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Sixth Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	earlier Syrian Wars between Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdoms ⓘ

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Sixth Syrian War → hasPart → Seleucid invasion of Egypt ⓘ