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Marriage to Ptolemy V at Raphia
· Raphia (modern Rafah), Gaza Strip
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file Cleopatra I was physically present at Raphia for her marriage to Ptolemy V, the diplomatic union that accompanied peace between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic kingdoms. The related Ptolemy V article dates the wedding to winter 194/193 BC; this card uses the canonical Cleopatra I article's year-level date of 193 BC. Coordinates represent ancient Raphia at modern Rafah.