Battle of Cumae (474 BC)
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The Battle of Cumae (474 BC) was a decisive naval engagement in which the Greek city-states of Cumae and Syracuse defeated the Etruscan fleet, halting Etruscan expansion in southern Italy.
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| Battle of Cumae (474 BC) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Context triple: [Cumae, battleOccurredNear, Battle of Cumae (474 BC)]
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Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
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Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
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Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Battle of Cumae (474 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of Cumae (474 BC) was a decisive naval engagement in which the Greek city-states of Cumae and Syracuse defeated the Etruscan fleet, halting Etruscan expansion in southern Italy.
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A.
Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
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B.
Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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C.
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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D.
Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
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E.
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
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Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| aftermath | Etruscan power increasingly confined to northern and central Italy ⓘ |
| alliedCommander | Aristodemus of Cumae ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cumae
ⓘ
Etruscans ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Etruscan fleet
ⓘ
Greek city-states of Cumae and Syracuse ⓘ |
| commander | Hieron I of Syracuse ⓘ |
| conflictType | Greek–Etruscan conflict ⓘ |
| consequence |
decline of Etruscan naval power in the Tyrrhenian Sea
ⓘ
strengthening of Greek presence in Campania ⓘ |
| date | 474 BC ⓘ |
| era | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | further consolidation of Greek cities in Campania ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccounts | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Italy ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Dionysius of Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| navalForcesInvolved | triremes ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Etruscan city-states ⓘ |
| outcome | Greek victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek–Etruscan wars ⓘ |
| place | off the coast of Cumae ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Etruscan expansion into Campania ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cumae
ⓘ
Etruscans ⓘ
surface form:
Etruscan civilization
Greek colonization of southern Italy ⓘ Hieron I of Syracuse ⓘ
surface form:
Hieron I
Syracuse ⓘ Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| result |
decisive defeat of the Etruscan fleet
ⓘ
halted Etruscan expansion in southern Italy ⓘ secured Greek control of the Bay of Naples region ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Etruscan influence in southern Italy
ⓘ
important turning point in the struggle between Greeks and Etruscans ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Cumae
ⓘ
Syracuse ⓘ |
| year | 474 BC ⓘ |
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