id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-6432 Ptolemy VIII Physcon - Wikipedia .html text/html 8833 1135 75 Ptolemy V's reign had been dominated by the Fifth Syrian War (204–198 BC), in which the Ptolemaic realm fought against the Seleucid king Antiochus III, who ruled the Near East and Asia Minor. In that war, Antiochus III had completely defeated the Ptolemaic forces, had annexed Coele-Syria and Judaea to his empire, and reduced Egypt to a subordinate position.[3] The new situation was solidified with a peace treaty, in which Ptolemy V married Antiochus' daughter Cleopatra I in 194 BC.[4] Ptolemy VI Philometor was the eldest son of the couple, born in 186 BC, and was the heir to the throne from birth. Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III had returned from Cyprus to Egypt by the beginning of 130 BC. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6432.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6432.txt