Battle of Dyrrhachium
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The Battle of Dyrrhachium was a major 48 BC engagement in Caesar’s Civil War in which Pompey decisively repelled Julius Caesar’s forces near the Adriatic coast of modern Albania.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dyrrhachium canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Dyrrachium | 1 |
| Battle of Dyrrhachion | 1 |
| Battle of Dyrrhachium (48 BC) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Dyrrhachium Context triple: [Caesar’s civil war, hasKeyBattle, Battle of Dyrrhachium]
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Battle of Naissus
The Battle of Naissus was a major 3rd-century clash in which Roman forces decisively defeated invading Gothic tribes, helping to stabilize the Roman Empire’s Balkan frontier.
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Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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Battle of Chrysopolis
The Battle of Chrysopolis was a decisive clash in 324 AD in which Constantine the Great defeated his rival Licinius, leading to his sole rule over the Roman Empire.
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Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Dyrrhachium Target entity description: The Battle of Dyrrhachium was a major 48 BC engagement in Caesar’s Civil War in which Pompey decisively repelled Julius Caesar’s forces near the Adriatic coast of modern Albania.
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A.
Battle of Naissus
The Battle of Naissus was a major 3rd-century clash in which Roman forces decisively defeated invading Gothic tribes, helping to stabilize the Roman Empire’s Balkan frontier.
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B.
Battle of Doiran
The Battle of Doiran was a series of World War I engagements between Bulgarian and Allied forces near Lake Doiran in Macedonia, notable for the strong Bulgarian defensive stand on the Balkan Front.
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C.
Battle of Chrysopolis
The Battle of Chrysopolis was a decisive clash in 324 AD in which Constantine the Great defeated his rival Licinius, leading to his sole rule over the Roman Empire.
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D.
Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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E.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ engagement of Caesar's Civil War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Dyrrhachium
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Dyrrachium
Battle of Dyrrhachium ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Dyrrhachion
|
| associatedWith | Roman civil wars ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Pompey
|
| campaign | Pompey's campaign in Greece ⓘ |
| chronology | fought before the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Caesarian forces
ⓘ
Pompeian forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Pompey the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| conflict |
Caesar’s civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar's Civil War
|
| date | 48 BC ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Pharsalus
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Pharsalus
|
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| location |
Adriatic coast
ⓘ
Illyricum ⓘ
surface form:
Illyria
modern Albania ⓘ near Dyrrhachium ⓘ |
| modernSite |
Durrës
ⓘ
surface form:
Durrës, Albania
|
| near |
Dyrrhachium
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Dyrrhachium
|
| notableFor |
Pompey successfully repelling Caesar's assault
ⓘ
one of the few major defeats of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Julius Caesar's forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caesar’s civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar's Civil War
|
| precededBy | Caesar's crossing of the Adriatic in 48 BC ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentOf |
Pompey the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| result | Pompeian victory ⓘ |
| significance | temporarily shifted initiative to Pompey in Caesar's Civil War ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
breaking the siege lines around Pompey's camp
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control of supply lines along the Adriatic ⓘ |
| theater | Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 48 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dyrrhachium Description of subject: The Battle of Dyrrhachium was a major 48 BC engagement in Caesar’s Civil War in which Pompey decisively repelled Julius Caesar’s forces near the Adriatic coast of modern Albania.
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