The Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III (217 BCE)

217 BCE · Rafya (Gazze yakınları) · military

Antiochus III, who sought to recover Palestine, was crushed at Raphia by Ptolemy IV in a great battle involving 73,000 men.

Ptolemy was obliged to include native Egyptians in his own forces — which later gave rise to revolts within Egypt.

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What was The Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III (217 BCE)?
Antiochus III, who sought to recover Palestine, was crushed at Raphia by Ptolemy IV in a great battle involving 73,000 men.
When did The Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III (217 BCE) happen?
217 BCE
Where did The Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV and Antiochus III (217 BCE) take place?
Rafya (Gazze yakınları)