Editing 202 BC (section)

==== Egypt ====
* The [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[regent]] and [[chief minister]], [[Sosibius]], retires and [[Agathocles of Egypt|Agathocles]], another member of the ruling [[clique]], becomes [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes|Ptolemy V]]'s guardian.
*[[Agathocles of Egypt|Agathocles]] rule provokes Tlepolemus, the governor of [[Pelusium]] (Egypt's eastern frontier city), into action. Tlepolemus marches on [[Alexandria]], where his supporters rouse a mob, compelling Agathocles to resign.
* The Egyptian boy king, [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes|Ptolemy V]], is encouraged by a mob clamouring for revenge against the murderers of his mother [[Arsinoe III of Egypt|Arsinoe III]] to agree to Agathocles being killed. As a result, the mob searches out and butchers Agathocles and his family. Tlepolemus takes Agathocles' place as regent. However, he soon proves to be incompetent and is removed.
* During this period of confusion and change amongst Egypt’s leadership, armies under the [[Seleucid]] king, [[Antiochus III the Great|Antiochus III]], make serious inroads into the Egyptian territories in [[Coele-Syria]].