What the records say
- When
- 145 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 36.20° N, 36.16° E
- Description
- 145 BCE battle
Battle of the Oenoparus
145 BCE battle of the Syrian Wars
The Battle of the Oenoparus took place in 145 BC on the Oenoparus river in the adjoining countryside of Antioch on the Orontes, the capital of the Seleucid Empire. It was fought between a coalition of Ptolemaic Egypt led by Ptolemy VI and Seleucids who favored the royal claim of Demetrius II Nicator against Seleucids who favored the claim of Alexander Balas.
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