Battle of Raphia

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Battle of Raphia
Part of the Fourth Syrian War
Date 22 June 217 BC Location Rafah, near Gaza Result Ptolemaic Egyptian victory
Belligerents
Ptolemaic Egypt	Seleucid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ptolemy IV	Antiochus III
Strength
75,000: 70,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry, 73 elephants	68,000: 62,000 infantry, 6,000 cavalry, 102 elephants
Casualties and losses
2,200: 1,500 infantry killed 700 cavalry killed 16 elephants killed Almost 26 elephants captured	14,300: 10,000 infantry killed 300 cavalry killed 5 elephants killed 4,000 infantry captured

The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza,^{[citation needed]} was fought on 22 June 217 BC near modern Rafah between the forces of Ptolemy IV Philopator, king and pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire during the Syrian Wars.^[1] It was one of the largest battles of the Hellenistic kingdoms and of the ancient world, and determined the sovereignty of Coele Syria.