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Death of Cleomenes
He therefore waited for the time at which the king left
Bold attempt of Cleomenes to recover his liberty. His failure and death, B.C. 220.
Alexandria for Canopus, and then spread a
report among his guards that he was going to
be released by the king; and on this pretext
entertained his own attendants at a banquet,
and sent out some flesh of the sacrificial victims,
some garlands, and some wine to his guards.
the latter indulged in these good things unsuspiciously, and
became completely drunk; whereupon Cleomenes walked out
about noon, accompanied by his friends and servants armed
with daggers, without being noticed by his guard. As the
party advanced they met Ptolemy in the street, who had been
left by the king in charge of the city; and overawing his
attendants by the audacity of his proceeding, dragged Ptolemy
himself from his chariot and put him in a place of security,
while they loudly called upon the crowds of citizens to assert
their freedom. But every one was
Claims of Antiochus and Ptolemy
Meanwhile Antiochus was extremely anxious to have
Antiochus's case.
as much the advantage over the government
of Alexandria in diplomatic argument as
he had in arms. Accordingly when the ambassadors
arrived at Seleucia, and both parties began, in accordance
with the instructions of Sosibius, to discuss the clauses
of the proposed arrangement in detail, the king made very
light of the loss recently sustained by Ptolemy, and the
injury which had been manifestly inflicted upon him by the
existing occupation of Coele-Syria; and in the pleadings on
this subject he refused to look upon this transaction in the light
of an injury at all, alleging that the places belonged to him of
right. Ptolemy, son of Lagus, B. C. 323-285.He asserted that the original occupation of the country
by Antigonus the One-eyed, and the royal authority exercised
over it by Seleucus,Seleucus I., B. C. 306-280. Antigonus, the One-eyed, in B. C. 318,
occupied Coele-Syria and Phoenicia af
Forces Available to Antiochus and Ptolemy
At the beginning of the following spring, having all
B. C. 217. Antiochus and Ptolemy recommence hostilities in the spring. Ptolemy's army: 70,000 infantry, 5000 cavalry, 73 elephants.
preparations for war completed, Antiochus and
Ptolemy determined to bring their claims to
Coele-Syria to the decision of a battle. Ptolemy
accordingly set out from Alexandria with seventy
thousand infantry, five thousand cavalry, and
seventy-three elephants. Being informed of his
approach, Antiochus drew his forces together.
These consisted of Daae, Carmani, and Cilicians,
equipped as light-armed troops to the number of about
five thousand, under the charge and command
of Byttacus the Macedonian. The army of Antiochus: 62,000 infantry, 6000 cavalry, 102 elephants.
Under Theodotus, the Aetolian, who had deserted from
Ptolemy, were ten thousand picked men from
the whole kingdom, armed in the Macedonian
fashion, most of whom had silver shields. The number of
the ph