Siege of Palmyra (272)
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The Siege of Palmyra (272) was a Roman military campaign under Emperor Aurelian that recaptured the city of Palmyra and effectively ended the power of Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Palmyra (272) canonical | 2 |
| Second Siege of Palmyra (273) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Palmyra (272) Context triple: [Palmyrene Empire, event, Siege of Palmyra (272)]
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Battle of Palmyra
The Battle of Palmyra was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which Allied forces fought Vichy French troops for control of the strategic desert city of Palmyra in central Syria.
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Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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C.
Siege of Byzantium (324)
The Siege of Byzantium (324) was a key military engagement in which Constantine the Great besieged and captured the strategically vital city of Byzantium during his final civil war against Licinius, paving the way for his sole rule of the Roman Empire.
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Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Palmyra (272) Target entity description: The Siege of Palmyra (272) was a Roman military campaign under Emperor Aurelian that recaptured the city of Palmyra and effectively ended the power of Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
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A.
Battle of Palmyra
The Battle of Palmyra was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which Allied forces fought Vichy French troops for control of the strategic desert city of Palmyra in central Syria.
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B.
Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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C.
Siege of Byzantium (324)
The Siege of Byzantium (324) was a key military engagement in which Constantine the Great besieged and captured the strategically vital city of Byzantium during his final civil war against Licinius, paving the way for his sole rule of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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E.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Roman–Palmyrene War
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military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| aim |
to restore Roman control over the East
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to suppress the Palmyrene secession ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Palmyrene Empire
ⓘ
Queen Zenobia’s rebellion ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Palmyrene Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
3rd-century conflicts
ⓘ
History of Palmyra ⓘ Sieges involving the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | late stage of the Roman–Palmyrene War ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Palmyrene Empire ⓘ |
| combatType | urban siege ⓘ |
| commander |
Aurelian
ⓘ
Zenobia ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Roman–Palmyrene War ⓘ |
| date | 272 ⓘ |
| emperorOfVictoriousSide | Aurelian ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Palmyra (273) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ |
| involves |
Palmyrene forces
ⓘ
Roman legion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman legions
|
| ledBy |
Roman emperor Aurelian
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Aurelian
|
| location |
Palmyra
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Roman East
Syria ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Septimia Zenobia
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Zenobia
|
| outcomeForZenobia | capture and removal to Roman custody ⓘ |
| partOf | Aurelian’s eastern campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Emesa
ⓘ
Battle of Immae ⓘ |
| queenOfDefeatedSide | Zenobia ⓘ |
| result |
Roman victory
ⓘ
collapse of Palmyrene Empire’s power ⓘ end of Queen Zenobia’s effective rule ⓘ recapture of Palmyra by the Romans ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive blow to Palmyrene independence
ⓘ
reunification of the Roman Empire under Aurelian ⓘ |
| target | city of Palmyra ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
Palmyra
ⓘ
surface form:
Palmyra returned to direct Roman control
|
| tookPlaceIn |
Roman Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman province of Syria
|
| year | 272 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Palmyra (272) Description of subject: The Siege of Palmyra (272) was a Roman military campaign under Emperor Aurelian that recaptured the city of Palmyra and effectively ended the power of Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Second Siege of Palmyra (273)