Raphia, battle of
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23665273 |
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| Authors | Arthur Verhoogt (0000-0002-0348-7200, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah07095 |
| OpenAlex | W1506431925 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The battle of Raphia, a city near Gaza, took place in June 217 BCE between the armies of Ptolemy IV Philopator and Antiochos III. The battle was the culmination of the Fourth Syrian War, which started when Antiochos invaded Syria in 219.
Ancient history · Battle · Culmination · Geography · Physics · Ptolemy's table of chords · African history and culture analysis · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · History
| Highly cited | No |
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