Sullan civil war
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The Sullan civil war was a conflict in the late Roman Republic in the 80s BC, in which Lucius Cornelius Sulla fought his political and military rivals to seize control of Rome and reshape its constitutional order.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marian–Sullan conflicts | 1 |
| Sullan civil war canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sullan civil war Context triple: [Lucius Cornelius Sulla, participatedIn, Sullan civil war]
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Isaurian War
The Isaurian War was a late 5th-century conflict in the Eastern Roman Empire in which Emperor Zeno crushed a major rebellion by the Isaurian leaders who had once been his key supporters.
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Marsic War
The Marsic War was a conflict from 91–88 BCE in which Rome’s Italian allies revolted to demand Roman citizenship and equal political rights.
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War of the Reunions
The War of the Reunions was a short conflict (1683–1684) in which Louis XIV’s France fought Spain and its allies to consolidate territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands and along France’s eastern frontier.
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June War
The June War, more commonly known as the Six-Day War, was a brief 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states and dramatically altered the political and territorial landscape of the Middle East.
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Guerra del Asiento
Guerra del Asiento es el nombre en español de la Guerra del Asiento o Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins, un conflicto del siglo XVIII entre Gran Bretaña y España principalmente por disputas comerciales y coloniales en el Caribe y América.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sullan civil war Target entity description: The Sullan civil war was a conflict in the late Roman Republic in the 80s BC, in which Lucius Cornelius Sulla fought his political and military rivals to seize control of Rome and reshape its constitutional order.
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A.
Isaurian War
The Isaurian War was a late 5th-century conflict in the Eastern Roman Empire in which Emperor Zeno crushed a major rebellion by the Isaurian leaders who had once been his key supporters.
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B.
Marsic War
The Marsic War was a conflict from 91–88 BCE in which Rome’s Italian allies revolted to demand Roman citizenship and equal political rights.
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C.
War of the Reunions
The War of the Reunions was a short conflict (1683–1684) in which Louis XIV’s France fought Spain and its allies to consolidate territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands and along France’s eastern frontier.
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D.
June War
The June War, more commonly known as the Six-Day War, was a brief 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states and dramatically altered the political and territorial landscape of the Middle East.
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E.
Guerra del Asiento
Guerra del Asiento es el nombre en español de la Guerra del Asiento o Guerra de la Oreja de Jenkins, un conflicto del siglo XVIII entre Gran Bretaña y España principalmente por disputas comerciales y coloniales en el Caribe y América.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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war of the late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sulla’s First Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First Sullan civil war
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| conflictIn | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| consequence |
Marian reforms
ⓘ
surface form:
Sullan constitutional reforms
curtailment of the powers of the tribunes of the plebs ⓘ expansion of the Senate ⓘ precedent for marching on Rome with legions ⓘ |
| endDate | 82 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sulla’s Second Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Roman civil war between Marius and Sulla
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| hasCause |
conflict over command of the First Mithridatic War
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constitutional crisis in the late Roman Republic ⓘ power struggle between Optimates and Populares ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Gaius Marius
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Lucius Cornelius Cinna ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ Optimates ⓘ Populares ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
decline of the Roman Republic
ⓘ
struggle between Senate and popular assemblies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Gaius Marius the Younger
ⓘ
Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Lucius Cornelius Cinna ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
surface form:
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Campania
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Etruria ⓘ Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ Samnium ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Sacriportus
ⓘ
Battle of the Colline Gate ⓘ Battle of the Colline Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Porta Collina
|
| partOf | Roman civil wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Social War ⓘ |
| result |
Sullan victory
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establishment of Sulla's dictatorship ⓘ proscription of Sulla's enemies ⓘ strengthening of the Optimates faction ⓘ temporary restoration of senatorial authority ⓘ |
| startDate | 88 BC ⓘ |
| SullaDictatorshipBegin | 82 BC ⓘ |
| SullaDictatorshipEnd | 79 BC ⓘ |
| SullaFirstMarchOnRome | 88 BC ⓘ |
| SullaSecondMarchOnRome | 83 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Sullan civil war Description of subject: The Sullan civil war was a conflict in the late Roman Republic in the 80s BC, in which Lucius Cornelius Sulla fought his political and military rivals to seize control of Rome and reshape its constitutional order.
Referenced by (2)
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