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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7702658, member: 86498"]My understanding of the Battle of Raphia 22 June 217 BC is just after Antiochos III routed the Ptolemaic left wing Arsinoe III the wife of Ptolemy IV promised two of these to each man in the army should they persevere</p><p>Av Mnaieon of Ptolemy IV 219-217 BC Obv Bust of Ptolemy III with the attributes of Zeus,(aegis) Poseidon (Trident) and Helios (Radiate crown) right. Rv, Radiate filleted diadem resting on cornucopia. 27.82 grams 31 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1321822[/ATTACH]Talk about incentive. Obviously among motivational speakers even after all these years she would still be the "gold standard". However on that day Antiochos did not help his cause all that much. He lost control of his cavalry and effectively took himself out of command of his army. The Ptolemaic right flank defeated the Seleukid left and the incentivized Ptolemaic center defeated the Seleukid center.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7702658, member: 86498"]My understanding of the Battle of Raphia 22 June 217 BC is just after Antiochos III routed the Ptolemaic left wing Arsinoe III the wife of Ptolemy IV promised two of these to each man in the army should they persevere Av Mnaieon of Ptolemy IV 219-217 BC Obv Bust of Ptolemy III with the attributes of Zeus,(aegis) Poseidon (Trident) and Helios (Radiate crown) right. Rv, Radiate filleted diadem resting on cornucopia. 27.82 grams 31 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1321822[/ATTACH]Talk about incentive. Obviously among motivational speakers even after all these years she would still be the "gold standard". However on that day Antiochos did not help his cause all that much. He lost control of his cavalry and effectively took himself out of command of his army. The Ptolemaic right flank defeated the Seleukid left and the incentivized Ptolemaic center defeated the Seleukid center.[/QUOTE]
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