Battle of Antioch

Battle of Antioch

There have been several Battles of Antioch fought in or near the Syrian city of Antioch due to its strategic location on the Orontes River:

* In the Battle of Antioch (145 BC), Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt overthrew the Seleucid king Alexander Balas but died in battle. This battle is also known as the Battle of the Oenoparus.
* In the Battle of Antioch (218), Elagabalus defeated Macrinus and become Roman emperor.
* In the Siege of Antioch (1097–1098), soldiers of the First Crusade took the city and were besieged in turn.
* In the Siege of Antioch (1268), Sultan Baibars of Egypt overthrew the crusader kingdom of Antioch.


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