Battle of Panium

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:aftermath Ptolemaic consolidation of power
Ptolemaic expansion in the region
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkbp:commander Ptolemaic generals
Seleucid generals
gptkbp:community_impact shift in power dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean
gptkbp:conflict decisive victory for Ptolemaic forces
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired later historical writings
gptkbp:date 198 BC
gptkbp:defeated secured their dominance in the region
weakened their influence in Coele-Syria
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations alliances formed post-battle
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Raphia
gptkbp:has_weakness internal strife
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Hellenistic_period
varied among historians
gptkbp:historical_debate over the exact details of the battle
gptkbp:historical_significance marked a turning point in the Syrian Wars
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Panium
gptkbp:influenced_by previous conflicts in the region
gptkbp:involved_forces led by Antiochus IV
led by Ptolemy VI
gptkbp:landscape hilly region
gptkbp:legacy influenced future Ptolemaic military strategy
gptkbp:located_in near the sources of the Jordan River
gptkbp:location Panium
gptkbp:notable_allies local city-states
various regional powers
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
gptkb:Antiochus_IV_Epiphanes
gptkbp:p_hpreference well-trained army
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Syrian_Wars
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Gaza
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Raphia
gptkb:Siege_of_Jerusalem
gptkbp:result Ptolemaic victory
gptkbp:significance established Ptolemaic control over Coele-Syria
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of trade routes
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:cavalry_charges
flanking maneuvers
defensive formations
infantry formations
use of superior cavalry
attempt to outmaneuver Ptolemaic forces
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions favorable for Ptolemaic forces