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Syrian Wars (Ptolemaic–Seleucid)

274 BCE – 168 BCE

Six wars fought between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid successor kingdoms for control of Coele-Syria (modern Lebanon, Israel, and western Syria).

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Syrian Wars (Ptolemaic–Seleucid)

274 BCE – 168 BCE

Six wars fought between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid successor kingdoms for control of Coele-Syria (modern Lebanon, Israel, and western Syria). The conflict drained both empires and ultimately left the region vulnerable to Roman expansion.

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