Capture of Rome
E192228
The Capture of Rome was the 1870 military seizure of the city by the Kingdom of Italy that ended papal temporal power and completed the unification of Italy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capture of Rome canonical | 6 |
| Capture of Rome (1870) | 2 |
| Annexation of the Papal States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705151 — 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.
Target entity: Capture of Rome Context triple: [Italian Risorgimento, hasPart, Capture of Rome]
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Allied occupation of Rome
The Allied occupation of Rome was the period during World War II when Allied forces took control of the Italian capital following its liberation from German troops in June 1944.
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Allied advance on Rome
The Allied advance on Rome was the World War II campaign in Italy during 1943–1944 in which Allied forces pushed north through German defenses, culminating in the liberation of Rome.
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Roman conquest of southern Italy
The Roman conquest of southern Italy was a series of wars and campaigns in the 4th–3rd centuries BCE through which the Roman Republic subdued the Greek city-states and other peoples of the Italian south, paving the way for its dominance over the Mediterranean.
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Battle for Rome
The Battle for Rome, better known as the Battle of Monte Cassino, was a major World War II Allied offensive in Italy aimed at breaking German defensive lines and opening the road to Rome.
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Expedition of the Thousand
The Expedition of the Thousand was Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 volunteer military campaign in southern Italy that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Capture of Rome Target entity description: The Capture of Rome was the 1870 military seizure of the city by the Kingdom of Italy that ended papal temporal power and completed the unification of Italy.
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A.
Allied occupation of Rome
The Allied occupation of Rome was the period during World War II when Allied forces took control of the Italian capital following its liberation from German troops in June 1944.
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B.
Allied advance on Rome
The Allied advance on Rome was the World War II campaign in Italy during 1943–1944 in which Allied forces pushed north through German defenses, culminating in the liberation of Rome.
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C.
Roman conquest of southern Italy
The Roman conquest of southern Italy was a series of wars and campaigns in the 4th–3rd centuries BCE through which the Roman Republic subdued the Greek city-states and other peoples of the Italian south, paving the way for its dominance over the Mediterranean.
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D.
Battle for Rome
The Battle for Rome, better known as the Battle of Monte Cassino, was a major World War II Allied offensive in Italy aimed at breaking German defensive lines and opening the road to Rome.
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E.
Expedition of the Thousand
The Expedition of the Thousand was Giuseppe Garibaldi’s 1860 volunteer military campaign in southern Italy that played a crucial role in the unification of Italy under the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Breccia di Porta Pia
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Presa di Roma ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Italy
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Papal States ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
Italian casualties relatively light
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Papal casualties relatively light ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Refusal of the Papal States to join the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | Final major act of Italian unification ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Italian Army approximately 50,000 troops
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Papal forces approximately 13,000 troops ⓘ |
| commander |
Hermann Kanzler
ⓘ
Pope Pius IX ⓘ Raffaele Cadorna ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| endDate | 1870-09-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Roman Question
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Rome designated capital of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Italian Risorgimento
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian national unification
Sovereign of the Papal States ⓘ
surface form:
Papal temporal power
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| hasPartOf | Breaching of the Aurelian Walls at Porta Pia ⓘ |
| legalConsequence | Annexation of Rome by plebiscite ⓘ |
| location |
Lazio
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Papal States ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| militaryAction | Artillery bombardment of Aurelian Walls near Porta Pia ⓘ |
| opponent | Papal States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Risorgimento
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian unification
Italian Risorgimento ⓘ
surface form:
Risorgimento
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| politicalConsequence |
Beginning of the Roman Question between Italy and the Papacy
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Pope confined to the Vatican ⓘ Rome became capital of unified Italy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Franco-Prussian War withdrawal of French troops from Rome
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Third Italian War of Independence ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Lateran Treaty
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Law of Guarantees ⓘ |
| religiousConsequence | Pope Pius IX declared himself a prisoner in the Vatican ⓘ |
| result |
Completion of Italian unification
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End of papal temporal power ⓘ Italian victory ⓘ Rome annexed by the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo
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surface form:
Aurelian Walls
Porta Pia ⓘ Quirinal Palace ⓘ |
| startDate | 1870-09-20 ⓘ |
| temporalScope | End of Papal States as a sovereign territorial power ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
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Subject: Capture of Rome Description of subject: The Capture of Rome was the 1870 military seizure of the city by the Kingdom of Italy that ended papal temporal power and completed the unification of Italy.
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