Greetings, tired traveler!
I am here to tell you more – oh, so much more – about our hero Ptolemaios and his line! When we left it, he had raised his armies and declared war on the Antigonids. These vicious, evil men had lands in Anatolia all the way down to Judea, and was a powerful sight to behold.
Or, so it seemed.
Ptolemaios had been clever and signed alliances with three of Antigonos’ northern neighbors, as well as Nabatea and Lihyan in Arabia. As the Egyptian forces entered Judea, or rather the parts of old Israel that was not controlled by the Antigonid vassal Judea – for they had wisely remained neutral – so did his allies both north and south.
Within months, all of the Levant up to Northern Syria was Egyptian – and no Antigonid force had been met! Oh, how Ptolemaios bragged about his power being so big Antigonos did not dare to meet him in battle!
August 13th, 300 BC the Antigonid capital itself, Antigoneia, fell to Ptolemaios’ forces. He was at the height of his power. From now on, enemy forces would meet him. Yet, most attacks would fall foul. Meanwhile, his northern allies were taking the brunt of it.
And this is where we leave it, esteemed traveler! Until next time, we meet again!
