Syrian Wars
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The Syrian Wars were a series of Hellenistic-era conflicts between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdoms over control of Coele-Syria and surrounding territories.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Syrian War | 1 |
| Syriaca (Syrian Wars) | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic wars
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| cause |
control of Coele-Syria
ⓘ
dynastic rivalry ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 168 BC ⓘ |
| fifthWarEndTime | 195 BC ⓘ |
| fifthWarStartTime | 202 BC ⓘ |
| finalOutcome | Seleucid control of Coele-Syria after Fifth Syrian War ⓘ |
| firstWarEndTime | 271 BC ⓘ |
| firstWarStartTime | 274 BC ⓘ |
| fourthWarEndTime | 217 BC ⓘ |
| fourthWarStartTime | 219 BC ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fifth Syrian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Syrian War ⓘ Fourth Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Syrian War ⓘ Sixth Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Syrian War ⓘ |
| historicalRegionInvolved |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Egypt
Mesopotamia ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Macedonian military traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| locatedInTime |
2nd century BC
ⓘ
3rd century BC ⓘ |
| mainTheater | Coele-Syria ⓘ |
| notablePtolemaicRulerInvolved |
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy IV Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeleucidRulerInvolved |
Antiochus I Soter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antiochus II Theos NERFINISHED ⓘ Antiochus III the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Antiochus IV Epiphanes ⓘ Seleucus II Callinicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | gradual Seleucid gains in Coele-Syria ⓘ |
| partOf | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| primaryBelligerent |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Diadochi
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of the Diadochi
|
| resultedIn | shifts in control of Levantine coastal cities ⓘ |
| secondWarEndTime | 253 BC ⓘ |
| secondWarStartTime | 260 BC ⓘ |
| sixthWarEndTime | 168 BC ⓘ |
| sixthWarStartTime | 170 BC ⓘ |
| startTime | 274 BC ⓘ |
| territorialDisputeOver |
Coele-Syria
ⓘ
Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
|
| thirdWarEndTime | 241 BC ⓘ |
| thirdWarStartTime | 246 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Syrian War
this entity surface form:
Syriaca (Syrian Wars)