Syrian Wars 391Ptolemy II lost Phoenicia and Anatolia to the Seleu-
cid king ANTIOCHUS II(THEOS) in a war that was con-
ducted from 260–253 B.C.E. From 245–241 B.C.E.,
Ptolemy II saw Egypt’s sea power destroyed, and the
Seleucids suffered losses as well.
PTOLEMY IV PHILOPATOR(r. 221–205 B.C.E.) was in-
volved in another campaign in 219–216 B.C.E. and won
the Battle of RAPHIA, capturing southern Syria and Pales-
tine (Coele Syria). In 202–200 B.C.E., the Seleucids once
again fought to regain Palestine, confronting PTOLEMY V
EPIPHANES(r. 205–180 B.C.E.).