History by Polybius.
History by Polybius. Volume V, 1729. French edition translated from Greek by Dom Vincent Thuillier. Comments of Military Science enriched with critical and historical notes by M. De Folard. Paris, chez Pierre Gandouin, Julien-Michel Gandouin, Pierre-Francois Giffart and Nicolas-Pierre Armand. Fourth Syrian War (219-217 BC) between the Seleucid Empire (Antiochus III the Great) and Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (Ptolemy IV Philopator). Battle of Raphia, 22 June, 217 BC. It was known as the 'battle of elephants'. Ptolemy IV defeats Antiochus III, King of Syria, ensuring on this way the control of the Palestinian area to Egypt. Engraving.
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