Editing 170 BC (section)

==== Egypt ====
* With the guardians of the young king [[Ptolemy VI Philometor]] demanding the return of [[Coele-Syria]] to [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] control, the [[Seleucid]] king, [[Antiochus IV Epiphanes]], decides on a preemptive strike against Egypt and invades the country, conquering all but the city of [[Alexandria]]. He is also able to capture Ptolemy VI.
* Antiochus IV decides to let Ptolemy VI continue as king of Egypt, but as his puppet. He does this to minimise any reaction from Rome towards his invasion. Antiochus IV then departs Egypt to deal with disturbances in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], but he safeguards his access to Egypt with a strong garrison in [[Pelusium]].
* With Antiochus IV now absent from the country, the citizens of Alexandria choose Ptolemy VI's brother [[Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II]] as their king. The two Ptolemy brothers agree to rule Egypt jointly with their sister [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]] and Coele Syria is invaded by the Egyptian forces.