Siege of Brundisium
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The Siege of Brundisium was a pivotal early episode in Julius Caesar’s civil war, when Caesar blockaded Pompey’s forces in the key Adriatic port of Brundisium before Pompey escaped to Greece.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Brundisium canonical | 2 |
| Caesar attempted to block Brundisium harbor with moles and ships | 1 |
| Siege of Brundisium (49 BC) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Brundisium Context triple: [Caesar’s civil war, hasKeyBattle, Siege of Brundisium]
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Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
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Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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Siege of Syracuse
The Siege of Syracuse was a major Roman military campaign during the Second Punic War, famous for the city’s prolonged resistance aided by Archimedes’ ingenious defensive war machines before its eventual capture in 212 BC.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Brundisium Target entity description: The Siege of Brundisium was a pivotal early episode in Julius Caesar’s civil war, when Caesar blockaded Pompey’s forces in the key Adriatic port of Brundisium before Pompey escaped to Greece.
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A.
Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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B.
Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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C.
Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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E.
Siege of Syracuse
The Siege of Syracuse was a major Roman military campaign during the Second Punic War, famous for the city’s prolonged resistance aided by Archimedes’ ingenious defensive war machines before its eventual capture in 212 BC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of Caesar's Civil War
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Brundisium
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surface form:
Siege of Brundisium (49 BC)
|
| chronology | early phase of Caesar's Civil War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Caesarian faction
ⓘ
Pompeian faction ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| conflict |
Caesar’s civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar's Civil War
|
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| describedIn | Commentarii de Bello Civili ⓘ |
| endTime | 49 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Caesar's campaign in Hispania
ⓘ
Pompey’s Eastern campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
Pompey's campaign in Greece
|
| follows |
Caesar's rapid advance in Italy
ⓘ
Battle of the Rubicon ⓘ
surface form:
Crossing of the Rubicon
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| hasCause |
Senate's demand that Caesar disband his army
ⓘ
breakdown of the First Triumvirate ⓘ political conflict between Caesar and the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Caesarian forces
ⓘ
Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Pompeian forces ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Roman Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Republic
|
| location |
Adriatic coast of Italy
ⓘ
Brundisium ⓘ Brundisium ⓘ
surface form:
Brundisium, Italy
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| militaryObjective |
to prevent Pompey from leaving Italy
ⓘ
to secure Brundisium as a base for Caesar ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Siege of Brundisium
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar attempted to block Brundisium harbor with moles and ships
Pompey’s Eastern campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
Pompey evacuated his army by sea
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| opposedBy |
Pompey the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
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| partOf |
Caesar’s civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar's Civil War
Roman civil wars ⓘ |
| primarySourceAuthor | Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Ilerda
ⓘ
Pharsalus ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Pharsalus
Siege of Massilia ⓘ |
| result |
Caesar gains control of Italy
ⓘ
Pompeian strategic withdrawal ⓘ Pompey escapes to Greece ⓘ |
| startTime | 49 BC ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key Adriatic port
ⓘ
major embarkation point to Greece and the East ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
blockade
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harbor obstruction ⓘ siegeworks and fortifications ⓘ |
| year | 49 BC ⓘ |
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