261 BCE, autumn

A small Seleucid unit under the command of Ammonios Dahaikos attempted to use the Ptolemaic road in northern Syria to cross over to Edessa. Timon Arrhidaeos gathered a small portion of his army to stop the Seleucid trespassers. Atop a hill, the Seleucid army had drawn up in battle formation, but as Timon's army advanced towards it, they decided it would be better not to attempt to hold their ground and fled the battlefield. Chasing Ammonios from Syria, Timon claims another victory.