Third Syrian War

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  • Elsa Bouchard (University of Montreal)

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This war between Ptolemy III Euergetes and Seleucus II allowed the former to acquire some important towns in Syria and Asia Minor. These gains fixed the definitive limits of the Ptolemaic kingdom.

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Citation:
Bouchard, Elsa. "Third Syrian War". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11333, accessed 22 May 2013.]