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What year did Antiochus III the Great start his campaign against the Ptolemaic Kingdom?
233 BC
223 BC
213 BC
203 BC
Answer
The conflict began in 223 BC when Antiochus III, the Seleucid king, launched a military campaign with the objective of expanding his influence and regaining territories previously held by the Seleucid Empire under his predecessors. This campaign marked the beginning of the Fourth Syrian War between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic Kingdoms, two of the major powers in the region at the time.
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