battle of Lycus (66 BCE)
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The Battle of Lycus (66 BCE) was a decisive victory by the Roman general Pompey the Great over King Mithridates VI of Pontus, effectively ending Mithridates’ power and consolidating Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
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| battle of Lycus (66 BCE) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16948801 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: battle of Lycus (66 BCE) Context triple: [Pompey’s Eastern campaigns, involves, battle of Lycus (66 BCE)]
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Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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Battle of Lucocisterna
The Battle of Lucocisterna was a significant medieval clash in Sardinia between the Crown of Aragon and local forces that helped secure Aragonese control over the island.
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D.
Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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E.
Battle of Corycus (191 BC)
The Battle of Corycus (191 BC) was a naval engagement in which a Roman-led fleet defeated the Seleucid navy off the coast of Asia Minor during the Roman–Seleucid War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: battle of Lycus (66 BCE) Target entity description: The Battle of Lycus (66 BCE) was a decisive victory by the Roman general Pompey the Great over King Mithridates VI of Pontus, effectively ending Mithridates’ power and consolidating Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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A.
Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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B.
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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C.
Battle of Lucocisterna
The Battle of Lucocisterna was a significant medieval clash in Sardinia between the Crown of Aragon and local forces that helped secure Aragonese control over the island.
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D.
Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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E.
Battle of Corycus (191 BC)
The Battle of Corycus (191 BC) was a naval engagement in which a Roman-led fleet defeated the Seleucid navy off the coast of Asia Minor during the Roman–Seleucid War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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