Battle of Faesulae (406)
E361354
The Battle of Faesulae (406) was a late Roman victory in Italy in which the general Stilicho defeated invading Gothic forces during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Faesulae (406) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3462415 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Faesulae (406) Context triple: [Stilicho, notableBattle, Battle of Faesulae (406)]
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Battle of Corfinium
The Battle of Corfinium was an early engagement in 49 BC during Julius Caesar’s civil war in which Caesar besieged and captured the city of Corfinium, securing a key strategic and psychological advantage over the senatorial forces.
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Battle of Ad Decimum
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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C.
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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D.
Battle of Asculum
The Battle of Asculum was a major engagement in 279 BC in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at heavy cost, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory.”
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Battle of Carpi
The Battle of Carpi was a 1701 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces clashed with Austrian troops in one of the conflict’s early campaigns.
- 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: Battle of Faesulae (406) Target entity description: The Battle of Faesulae (406) was a late Roman victory in Italy in which the general Stilicho defeated invading Gothic forces during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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A.
Battle of Corfinium
The Battle of Corfinium was an early engagement in 49 BC during Julius Caesar’s civil war in which Caesar besieged and captured the city of Corfinium, securing a key strategic and psychological advantage over the senatorial forces.
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B.
Battle of Ad Decimum
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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C.
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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D.
Battle of Asculum
The Battle of Asculum was a major engagement in 279 BC in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at heavy cost, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory.”
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E.
Battle of Carpi
The Battle of Carpi was a 1701 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces clashed with Austrian troops in one of the conflict’s early campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Western Roman military campaigns in Italy
ⓘ
defense of Italy ⓘ |
| belligerent | Goths ⓘ |
| combatantRoleOfStilicho | magister militum of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commander | Stilicho ⓘ |
| conflictType | Roman–Gothic conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 406 ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Gothic pressure on the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Italia (Roman province)
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Italy
|
| locatedInPresentDay | near Fiesole, Italy ⓘ |
| opponent | Gothic forces ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of invading Gothic forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman–Germanic wars
ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman–Germanic wars
|
| partOfCareerOf | Stilicho ⓘ |
| place |
Etruria
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ near Faesulae ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Gothic incursions into Italy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gothic invasion of Italy (5th century)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic invasions of Italy
invasions of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| RomanCommander | Stilicho ⓘ |
| significance | late Roman victory during the decline of the Western Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 5th century
ⓘ
late Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Faesulae (406) Description of subject: The Battle of Faesulae (406) was a late Roman victory in Italy in which the general Stilicho defeated invading Gothic forces during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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