-129 ⟶ Seleucid Defeat at the Battle of Ecbatana
Seleucid ambitions in Persia suffered a major setback at the...
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⚔️ Third Syrian War: Ptolemaic Conquests and Losses
The death of Antiochus II sparks the Third Syrian War; Ptolemy III conquers Syria and Babylon from the Seleucids, but loses the Nesiotic League to Antigonus II⟶
Ancient greecePtolemaic KingdomSeleucid EmpireMilitary ConflictAncient WarfareDiplomacyTerritorial Disputes
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Greece⚔️ Seleucid Victory at the Battle of Panium
In 200 BC, Antiochus III of the Seleucid empire triumphed over Ptolemy V of Egypt at the Battle of Panium. Concurrently, in the Philippines, contact with other Asian nations led to the formation of barangay states.⟶
Ancient greeceSeleucid EmpirePtolemaic KingdomBattleMilitary HistoryAntiochus IIIAncient WarfareTerritorial Disputes
SyriaEgypt
Israel
Lebanon⚔️ Mithradates I Captures Ecbatana
Mithradates I of Parthia seized Ecbatana in a year that also saw Roman dominance expand with the destruction of Carthage and Corinth, while Ptolemy VIII gained control of Alexandria and the Han Dynasty's Emperor Wu began his long reign.⟶
Parthian EmpireSeleucid EmpireAncient greeceWarfare
IranSyria⚔️ Seleucid Defeat at the Battle of Ecbatana
Seleucid ambitions in Persia suffered a major setback at the Battle of Ecbatana, as Parthia consolidated its control of the region amid shifting power dynamics in the Hellenistic world and the rise of new powers in Asia.⟶
WarfareAncient greeceSeleucid EmpireParthian EmpireMilitary ConflictTerritorial Disputes
IranSyriaIraq⚔️ King Vardanes I Captures Seleucia on the Tigris
King Vardanes I of Parthia forces the city of Seleucia on the Tigris to surrender.⟶
Parthian EmpireAncient WarfareSiegeMilitary CampaignAncient greeceMiddle East History
IranIraq