Battle of Raphia - 217 BC

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As of now I am using two sources. The first is Polybius's Histories as translated on perseus.tufts.edu: the relevant sections are 5.82 - 5.86. The second is p. 93 of John Warry's book Warfare in the Classical World.

EB units that I am not sure to use for certain entries have question marks next to them and any help from the team would be appreciated. For example, I find it doubtful that Antiochus would use 6000 Hetairoi, but I can't think of anything else he would use.

A good location for the site seems to be 196,81; however, you can see the coast and I am not sure how far inland the battle took place. I intend to start messing around with the battle editor sometime tomorrow.


Arche Seleukeia

Antiochus III

Cavalry
Horse: 6000 – Hetairoi(?)
Elephants: 102 – Indian Elephants

Infantry
Phalanx: 20000 – Pezhetairoi
Hypaspistai or Argyraspidai: 10000 – Hypaspistai or Argyraspidai
Greek Mercenaries: 5000 – 2000 as Misothophoroi Phalangitai – 3000 as Misothophoroi ______ ?
Arabs: 10000 – close-order or heavy infantry(?)
Medians, Cadusians, and Carmanians: 5000 – close-order or heavy infantry(?)

Archers
Cretans: 2500 – Cretan Archers
Agrianians and Persians: 2000 – Thanvabara

Peltasts
Peltasts: 7000 – Peltastai
Lydian Javelin-men: 1000 – Akontistai(?)
Cardacian Javelin-men: 1000 – Akontistai(?)


Ptolemaioi

Ptolemy IV

Cavalry
Guard: 700 – Hetairoi
Egypt: 2000 – Kleruchoi Agemata Cavalry
Greek Mercenaries: 2000 – Misothrophoroi Hippes
Elephants: 73 – African Elephants

Infantry
Royal Guard: 3000 – Basilikon Agemata
Phalanx: 25000 – Pezhetairoi
Egyptian: 20000 – Machimoi Phalangitai
Greek Mercenaries: 8000 – Misothophoroi Hoplitai (Polybius states they extended the phalanx)
Gauls and Thracians: 6000 – Galatian Kleruchoi(?)
Libyans: 3000 – Machimoi Phalangitai (Polybius states they were armed in Macedonian fashion)

Archers
Cretans: 3000 – Cretan Archers

Peltasts
Peltasts: 2000


Are there any other sources that I should be looking at and would anyone be willing to help me with this?