Apart from the continuation of the Ai banging its head against the brick wall of Edessa, the following events took place:

A huge army of Seleukids marched for Karkathiokerta, and was intercepted in the open my a field army I've kept in the area. An epic battle took place which ended with the enemy army being vanquished.

An equally deadly army was sent from just outside Sidon to attack Antiocheia in 224 BC. It consisted of phalanxes and Iudaioi Taxeis. Fortunately, they lined up right under my walls and endured withering showers of missiles from the towers. Of 2674 men, 2380 were killed and the rest scattered. THIS left the road to Sidon wide open and, after a minimal siege, was taken before the end of the year. target of opportunity.