Ptolemaic Coele-Syria

Ptolemaic Coele-Syria was an empire in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from 301 to 200 BCE, about 101 years. Its people spoke Greek languages (Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek).

Southern Syria, Phoenicia and Palestine under the Ptolemies of Egypt, fought over in a series of Syrian Wars. Antiochus III won the region for the Seleucids at Panium in 200 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: 301 to 200 BCE
Duration: 101 years
Type: Empire
Region: Levant, Middle East
Language family: Greek
Capital: Alexandria (ruled from Egypt)

Neighbours in Middle East

Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE
Kingdom of Saba c. 1000 BCE to 275 CE
Greek cities of Asia Minor c. 1050 to 129 BCE
Kingdom of Iberia (Kartli) c. 302 BCE to 580 CE
Seleucid Empire 312 to 63 BCE
Kingdom of Pontus 281 to 63 BCE
Kingdom of Pergamon 282 to 133 BCE
Kingdom of Hadramawt c. 800 BCE to 300 CE
Kingdom of Qataban c. 800 BCE to 200 CE
Gerrha c. 650 BCE to 300 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE, East Asia

Questions

When did Ptolemaic Coele-Syria exist?

301 to 200 BCE, about 101 years.

Where was Ptolemaic Coele-Syria?

Levant, in Middle East. Its capital was Alexandria (ruled from Egypt).

What language did Ptolemaic Coele-Syria speak?

Greek. This family includes Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek.