Syrian Wars
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The Syrian Wars were a series of six wars between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, successor states to Alexander the Great's empire, during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC over the
Coele-Syria, the site where much of the wars took place
Sidon coinage of Antiochus IV, depicting a victorious galley.
Ptolemy VI Philometor
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Ptolemy VI Philometor was a Greek king of Ptolemaic Egypt who reigned from 180 to 164 BC and from 163 to 145 BC. He is often considered the last ruler of ancient Egypt when that state was still a majo
Ring of Ptolemy VI wearing an Egyptian pschent
Golden ring depicting Ptolemy VI wearing a Greek diadem
Antiochus IV
Coin of Ptolemy VIII