| − | The '''Damascene War''' was the first in a series of wars between the [[Ptolemy]]'s and the [[Seleucids]] for control of [[Syria]] and [[Palestine]]. Fought from 280 to 279 B.C., in this conflict [[Ptolemy II]] defeated [[Antiochus I]]. | + | The '''Damascene War''' was the first in a series of wars between the [[Ptolemy]]s and the [[Seleucids]] for control of [[Syria]] and [[Palestine]]. Fought from 280 to 279 B.C., in this conflict [[Ptolemy II]] defeated [[Antiochus I]]. |