Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Monarch
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Retreat and regrouping
Ptolemaic control over Coele-Syria Ptolemy IV celebrated as a hero Strengthened their position in the region |
| gptkbp:alliance |
Strengthened with local rulers
Weakened due to defeat |
| gptkbp:casualties |
High casualties on both sides
Heavy losses Significant but manageable |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Antiochus_III
gptkb:Ptolemy_IV_Philopator |
| gptkbp:date |
217 BC
|
| gptkbp:duration |
One day
|
| gptkbp:has_weakness |
Approximately 62,000
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the ongoing conflict between Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Less detailed than Ptolemaic accounts
|
| gptkbp:historical_period |
Detailed in ancient texts
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Highlighted the challenges faced by the Seleucids.
Marked a turning point in the Syrian Wars |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Raphia
|
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
Approximately 70,000
Infantry and cavalry |
| gptkbp:leadership |
Antiochus III's challenges
Ptolemy IV's decisive role |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future military strategies in the region
Influenced future rulers Led to reforms in military strategy |
| gptkbp:location |
Raphia
|
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Adoption of new tactics
Reevaluation of strategies |
| gptkbp:mood |
High before the battle
Lower due to previous defeats |
| gptkbp:mythology |
Less effective than Ptolemaic elephants
|
| gptkbp:odimatches |
Used effectively in battle
|
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
Celebrated as a great victory
Portrayed as a setback |
| gptkbp:primary_source |
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Polybius |
| gptkbp:result |
Ptolemaic victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Decisive battle in the Syrian Wars
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of trade routes
|
| gptkbp:supports |
Delayed arrival
Arrived before the battle |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Concentration of forces
Divide and conquer Flanking maneuvers by Seleucid forces Use of war elephants by Ptolemaic forces |
| gptkbp:type |
land battle
|
| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Hot and dry
|