Battle of Raphia, 217 BC – Biggest battle in Hellenistic history
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📚 Sources:
The Seleukid Empire of Antiochus III, 223–187 BC – John D. Grainger (2015)
The Rise of the Seleukid Empire, 323–223 BC: Seleukos I to Seleukos III -John D. Grainger (2014)
Polybius, Histories book 5
Antiochus the Great – Michael Taylor (2013)
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🚩 We're heading back to ancient times with the Battle of Raphia, 217 BC. Syria and Palestine were prime real-estate that ancient powers fought over. In the aftermath of Alexander the Great's death, his empire was carved up by his generals and family. By the late 3rd century BC, Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt fought for domination over this region, then known as Coele Syria.
Antiochus III was not the wisest general to say the least.