Battle of Ad Decimum
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The Battle of Ad Decimum was a decisive 533 AD clash near Carthage in which the Byzantine general Belisarius defeated the Vandals, paving the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ad Decimum canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Ad Decimum near Carthage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Ad Decimum Context triple: [Vandalic War in North Africa, notableBattle, Battle of Ad Decimum]
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Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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Battle of Vercellae
The Battle of Vercellae was a decisive 101 BC clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Gaius Marius annihilated the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and cementing Marius’s military prestige.
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Battle of Mursa Major
The Battle of Mursa Major was a major 4th-century Roman civil war clash on the River Drava in 351 CE, where Emperor Constantius II decisively defeated the usurper Magnentius at enormous human cost.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Ad Decimum Target entity description: The Battle of Ad Decimum was a decisive 533 AD clash near Carthage in which the Byzantine general Belisarius defeated the Vandals, paving the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire.
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A.
Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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B.
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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D.
Battle of Vercellae
The Battle of Vercellae was a decisive 101 BC clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Gaius Marius annihilated the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and cementing Marius’s military prestige.
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E.
Battle of Mursa Major
The Battle of Mursa Major was a major 4th-century Roman civil war clash on the River Drava in 351 CE, where Emperor Constantius II decisively defeated the usurper Magnentius at enormous human cost.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Byzantine occupation of Carthage
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weakening of Vandal resistance in North Africa ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Battle of the Tenth Milestone ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| associatedKingdom | Vandal Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Justinian I
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surface form:
Emperor Justinian I
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| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Vandal Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaign | Belisarius' Vandal campaign ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | overthrow of the Vandal Kingdom ⓘ |
| chronology | 6th century ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Byzantine expeditionary force in Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine expeditionary force
Vandal field army ⓘ |
| commander | Belisarius ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
Vandalic War in North Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Vandalic War
|
| conflictScope | decisive engagement of the Vandalic War ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| date | 533 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Tricamarum ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | coastal region of North Africa ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Byzantine cavalry
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Vandal cavalry ⓘ |
| location |
Africa Proconsularis
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modern Tunisia ⓘ near Carthage ⓘ |
| militaryLeaderSide |
Belisarius for the Byzantines
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Gelimer for the Vandals ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture of Carthage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ad Decimum milestone on the road to Carthage ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Gelimer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vandalic War in North Africa
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surface form:
Byzantine reconquest of North Africa
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| politicalConsequence |
collapse of Vandal control over Carthage
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restoration of imperial authority in Carthage ⓘ |
| precededBy | Byzantine landing in North Africa ⓘ |
| primarySourceContext | recorded by Procopius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| region | Western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| result | Byzantine victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
opened the road to Carthage for the Byzantines
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paved the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| theatre |
Vandalic War in North Africa
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surface form:
North African theatre of the Vandalic War
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| year | 533 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ad Decimum Description of subject: The Battle of Ad Decimum was a decisive 533 AD clash near Carthage in which the Byzantine general Belisarius defeated the Vandals, paving the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire.
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