Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms
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The Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms was the series of military campaigns through which Rome defeated and absorbed the major successor states of Alexander the Great, bringing much of the eastern Mediterranean under Roman control.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Augustan expansion frontiers | 1 |
| Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms Context triple: [Hellenistic period, endEvent, Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms]
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A.
Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was the first-century AD military campaign by the Roman Empire that led to the subjugation and incorporation of much of the island of Britain into the Roman provincial system.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Justinianic reconquests
The Justinianic reconquests were a series of 6th-century military campaigns under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that temporarily restored much of the former Western Roman Empire by reclaiming territories such as North Africa, Italy, and parts of Spain.
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E.
Hellenistic kingdoms
The Hellenistic kingdoms were successor states to Alexander the Great’s empire, characterized by Greek-speaking monarchies that ruled over diverse populations across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms Target entity description: The Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms was the series of military campaigns through which Rome defeated and absorbed the major successor states of Alexander the Great, bringing much of the eastern Mediterranean under Roman control.
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A.
Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was the first-century AD military campaign by the Roman Empire that led to the subjugation and incorporation of much of the island of Britain into the Roman provincial system.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Justinianic reconquests
The Justinianic reconquests were a series of 6th-century military campaigns under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that temporarily restored much of the former Western Roman Empire by reclaiming territories such as North Africa, Italy, and parts of Spain.
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E.
Hellenistic kingdoms
The Hellenistic kingdoms were successor states to Alexander the Great’s empire, characterized by Greek-speaking monarchies that ruled over diverse populations across the eastern Mediterranean and Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military campaign series ⓘ |
| cause |
Roman desire to secure eastern frontiers
ⓘ
intervention in Greek interstate conflicts ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Hellenistic kingdoms
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Macedon ⓘ Pontus ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Egypt
Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Livy
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Plutarch ⓘ Polybius ⓘ |
| endTime | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Roman civil wars
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establishment of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Annexation of Egypt
ⓘ
Annexation of Pergamon ⓘ Annexation of Syria ⓘ Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Macedonian War
Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Macedonian War
Mithridatic Wars with Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridatic Wars
Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Macedonian Wars
Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Macedonian War
Macedonian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Third Macedonian War
Third Punic War ⓘ |
| location |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Syria ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| mainParticipant |
Antigonid dynasty
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Attalid dynasty ⓘ Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic dynasty
Roman Republic ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid dynasty
|
| partOf | Roman expansion in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| result |
Roman hegemony in the eastern Mediterranean
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dissolution of major Hellenistic monarchies ⓘ expansion of Roman provincial system ⓘ spread of Hellenistic culture within Roman world ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Actium
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Battle of Cynoscephalae ⓘ Battle of Magnesia ⓘ Battle of Pydna (168 BC) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Pydna
Roman siege of Carthage ⓘ
surface form:
Destruction of Carthage (146 BC)
Battle of Corinth (146 BCE) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Corinth (146 BC)
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| startTime | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms Description of subject: The Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms was the series of military campaigns through which Rome defeated and absorbed the major successor states of Alexander the Great, bringing much of the eastern Mediterranean under Roman control.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Augustan expansion frontiers