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Battle of Raphia

217 BCE battle
Event battle Q630781
Battle of Raphia
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Battle of Raphia

Summary

Battle of Raphia is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Raphia is in the country of Ptolemaic Kingdom[3].
  • Battle of Raphia's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Battle of Raphia took place at Rafah[5].
  • Battle of Raphia is part of Fourth Syrian War[6].
  • Battle of Raphia took place on June 22, 217 BC[7].
  • Battle of Raphia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.288611111111, 'lon': 34.251944444444}[8].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Raphia was Seleucid Empire[9].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Raphia was Ptolemaic Kingdom[10].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Raphia occurred on June 22, 217 BC[7]. The location of it was Rafah[5]. It is in the country of Ptolemaic Kingdom[3].

Context

Battle of Raphia is part of Fourth Syrian War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Seleucid Empire[9] and Ptolemaic Kingdom[10].

Why It Matters

Battle of Raphia ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7h ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.288611111111, 'lon': 34.251944444444}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 31°17'19"N, 34°15'7"E, QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35923|batch #35923]]"
  2. 11h ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.288611111111, 'lon': 34.251944444444}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q79]]"
  3. 2d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.288611111111, 'lon': 34.251944444444}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 31°17'19"N, 34°15'7"E, Importing coordinate from enwp"
  4. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 31.288611111111, 'lon': 34.251944444444}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 31°17'19"N, 34°15'7"E, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P276) ins"
  5. 13d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant → Seleucid Empire, Ptolemaic Kingdom
    Coordinates → —
    Country → —
    Instance of → battle
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q79]]"
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