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Only a few short years after his coronation, Antiochus III would invade the kingdom of Ptolemy IV in 219 B.C., intent on reclaiming the lands of Coele Syria as part of his birthright. To stem the tide, the Ptolemaic government tries to rejuvenate the now-rusty Egyptian army by ordering a massive recruitment drive and issuing reforms, and the two kings would come to blows at Raphia, where over 140,000 men would take part in one of the largest battles of the ancient world.
Episode 072 Notes:
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/2022/05/21/072-the-fourth-syrian-war-the-battle-of-raphia/)
Episode 072 Transcript:
(https://hellenisticagepodcast.files.wordpress.com/2022/05/072-the-fourth-syrian-war-the-battle-of-raphia-transcript.pdf)
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