Sulla’s First Civil War
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Sulla’s First Civil War was a Roman internal conflict (88–87 BCE) in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome and fought his political rivals, marking a key step in the Republic’s collapse into recurring civil wars.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sulla’s First Civil War canonical | 4 |
| Sulla's civil wars | 2 |
| First Sullan Civil War | 1 |
| First Sullan civil war | 1 |
| Sulla’s First March on Rome | 1 |
| Sulla’s civil wars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sulla’s First Civil War Context triple: [Social War, relatedConflict, Sulla’s First Civil War]
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Third Servile War
The Third Servile War was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (73–71 BCE), led by the gladiator Spartacus and ultimately crushed by Roman forces under Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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Third Punic War
The Third Punic War was the final conflict between Rome and Carthage (149–146 BCE), culminating in Rome’s destruction of Carthage and its emergence as the dominant power in the western Mediterranean.
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Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
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Year of the Four Emperors
The Year of the Four Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war in 69 AD during which four different men successively claimed the Roman imperial throne before stability was restored under Vespasian.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sulla’s First Civil War Target entity description: Sulla’s First Civil War was a Roman internal conflict (88–87 BCE) in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome and fought his political rivals, marking a key step in the Republic’s collapse into recurring civil wars.
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A.
Third Servile War
The Third Servile War was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic (73–71 BCE), led by the gladiator Spartacus and ultimately crushed by Roman forces under Marcus Licinius Crassus.
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B.
Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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C.
Third Punic War
The Third Punic War was the final conflict between Rome and Carthage (149–146 BCE), culminating in Rome’s destruction of Carthage and its emergence as the dominant power in the western Mediterranean.
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D.
Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
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E.
Year of the Four Emperors
The Year of the Four Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war in 69 AD during which four different men successively claimed the Roman imperial throne before stability was restored under Vespasian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman civil war
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civil war ⓘ internal conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sulla’s First Civil War
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surface form:
First Sullan Civil War
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| cause |
conflict over command of the First Mithridatic War
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power struggle between optimates and populares ⓘ tribunician legislation transferring Mithridatic command from Sulla to Marius ⓘ |
| combatant |
Roman forces loyal to Marius and Cinna
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Roman senatorial forces loyal to Sulla ⓘ |
| conflictType | political and military conflict ⓘ |
| endDate | 87 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sulla’s Second Civil War ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Gaius Marius
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Lucius Cornelius Cinna ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ Quintus Sertorius ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Late Roman Republic
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surface form:
late Roman Republic
|
| mainBelligerent |
Gaius Marius
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Lucius Cornelius Cinna ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Sulla’s first march on Rome
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Sulla’s occupation of Rome ⓘ proscription and exile of Marian leaders ⓘ repeal of Sullan measures by Cinna and Marius after Sulla’s departure ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Marian and Cinnan forces
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Sulla’s forces ⓘ |
| partOf | crisis of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| place |
Italy
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Roman Republic ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| politicalFaction |
optimates
ⓘ
populares ⓘ |
| precededBy | Social War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Mithridatic War
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Roman Republic ⓘ Sulla’s dictatorship ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of Sulla’s control over the Roman state
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seizure of Rome by Sulla ⓘ temporary exile of Gaius Marius ⓘ victory of Sulla and his supporters ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the collapse of the Roman Republic
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marked the first time a Roman commander marched his army on Rome ⓘ set precedent for later Roman civil wars ⓘ undermined traditional Republican norms and institutions ⓘ |
| startDate | 88 BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Sulla’s First Civil War Description of subject: Sulla’s First Civil War was a Roman internal conflict (88–87 BCE) in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome and fought his political rivals, marking a key step in the Republic’s collapse into recurring civil wars.
Referenced by (10)
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