Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey
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The Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey was a major civil war episode of the late Roman Republic in which Sextus Pompey used his naval power from Sicily to challenge the Second Triumvirate’s control over Rome’s grain supply and Mediterranean sea routes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey canonical | 3 |
| Sicilian revolt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey Context triple: [Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, militaryConflict, Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey]
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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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Sulla’s First Civil War
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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Jugurthine War
The Jugurthine War was a late 2nd-century BCE conflict between Rome and King Jugurtha of Numidia that exposed deep political corruption in the Roman Republic and helped launch the career of Gaius Marius.
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Great Illyrian Revolt
The Great Illyrian Revolt was a major uprising of Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD that posed one of the most serious military challenges to the Roman Empire in the Balkans.
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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey Target entity description: The Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey was a major civil war episode of the late Roman Republic in which Sextus Pompey used his naval power from Sicily to challenge the Second Triumvirate’s control over Rome’s grain supply and Mediterranean sea routes.
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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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B.
Sulla’s First Civil War
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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Mutina campaign
The Mutina campaign was a key episode in the late Roman Republic’s civil wars, centered on the 43 BC battles around Mutina between the forces of Mark Antony and the senatorial armies supporting the young Octavian.
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Jugurthine War
The Jugurthine War was a late 2nd-century BCE conflict between Rome and King Jugurtha of Numidia that exposed deep political corruption in the Roman Republic and helped launch the career of Gaius Marius.
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Third Mithridatic War
The Third Mithridatic War was a major conflict from 73–63 BC in which the Roman Republic decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, greatly expanding Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
ⓘ
episode of the Roman civil wars ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| commander |
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
Sextus Pompeius ⓘ
surface form:
Sextus Pompey
|
| conflictType |
civil war of the late Roman Republic
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naval war ⓘ |
| endTime | 36 BC ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Sextus Pompey’s control of Sicily and its fleet
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conflict between Pompeian faction and Caesarian faction ⓘ power vacuum after Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
disruption of Mediterranean sea routes
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famine and shortages in Rome ⓘ rise in prominence of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ strengthening of Octavian after victory ⓘ threat to Rome’s grain supply ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| location |
Sicily
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Strait of Messina ⓘ Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ Western Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
western Mediterranean Sea
|
| mainBelligerent |
Second Triumvirate
ⓘ
Sextus Pompeius ⓘ
surface form:
Sextus Pompey
|
| namedAfter |
Sextus Pompeius
ⓘ
surface form:
Sextus Pompey
|
| opponent |
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
ⓘ
surface form:
Lepidus
Mark Antony ⓘ Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Roman Senate aligned with the Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman civil wars
ⓘ
power struggle following Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of Octavian’s power in the West
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defeat of Sextus Pompey ⓘ end of major Pompeian resistance ⓘ restoration of grain supply to Rome ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Naulochus
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Roman grain blockade ⓘ Treaty of Misenum ⓘ naval blockade of Italy ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 43 BC ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Rome’s grain supply
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control of western Mediterranean sea routes ⓘ political recognition and power for Sextus Pompey ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Pompeian loyalists
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refugees and exiles from the proscription lists ⓘ |
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Subject: Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey Description of subject: The Sicilian revolt of Sextus Pompey was a major civil war episode of the late Roman Republic in which Sextus Pompey used his naval power from Sicily to challenge the Second Triumvirate’s control over Rome’s grain supply and Mediterranean sea routes.
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