Battle of Gaza (312 BC)
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The Battle of Gaza (312 BC) was a major Hellenistic conflict in which Ptolemy I and Seleucus I decisively defeated Demetrius I, significantly shaping the power struggle among Alexander the Great’s successors.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gaza (312 BC) canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Gaza (Diadochi) | 1 |
| Battle of Gaza (as overlord of Demetrius) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507944 — 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 Gaza (312 BC) Context triple: [Diadochi, notableEvent, Battle of Gaza (312 BC)]
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Battle of Raphia
The Battle of Raphia (217 BC) was a major Hellenistic clash between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt near Gaza, notable for one of the largest elephant engagements in antiquity and resulting in a decisive Ptolemaic victory.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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C.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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Battle of Kleisoura Pass
The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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E.
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC)
The Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) was a decisive conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II defeated and conquered Egypt, ending the Saite Dynasty and incorporating Egypt into the Persian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Gaza (312 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of Gaza (312 BC) was a major Hellenistic conflict in which Ptolemy I and Seleucus I decisively defeated Demetrius I, significantly shaping the power struggle among Alexander the Great’s successors.
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A.
Battle of Raphia
The Battle of Raphia (217 BC) was a major Hellenistic clash between the Seleucid Empire and Ptolemaic Egypt near Gaza, notable for one of the largest elephant engagements in antiquity and resulting in a decisive Ptolemaic victory.
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B.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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C.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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D.
Battle of Kleisoura Pass
The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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E.
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC)
The Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) was a decisive conflict in which the Persian Achaemenid Empire under Cambyses II defeated and conquered Egypt, ending the Saite Dynasty and incorporating Egypt into the Persian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Gaza (312 BC)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Gaza (Diadochi)
|
| belligerent |
Demetrius I of Macedon
ⓘ
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| combatant |
Antigonid forces
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| commander |
Demetrius I of Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Antigonid forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Antigonid army
Ptolemaic army ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| consequence |
restoration of Seleucus I to Babylon
ⓘ
shift in balance of power after Alexander the Great ⓘ strengthening of Ptolemy I’s position among the Diadochi ⓘ weakening of Antigonid control in Syria ⓘ |
| date | 312 BC ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Babylonian War (311–309 BC) ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Greek mercenaries
ⓘ
Macedonian soldiers ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| involves | Ptolemaic–Seleucid alliance against Antigonids ⓘ |
| location |
Gaza Strip
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaza
Palestine ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| militaryContext | successor wars after Alexander the Great’s death ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Seleucus I’s return to prominence
ⓘ
use of war elephants ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Demetrius I of Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of Demetrius I ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wars of the Diadochi
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth War of the Diadochi
struggle for Alexander the Great’s empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier campaigns of Demetrius I in Syria ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
ⓘ
Partition of Triparadisus ⓘ
surface form:
Partition of Alexander’s empire
|
| result | Ptolemaic–Seleucid victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of Syria and Palestine ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Syria Palaestina
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian–Palestinian region
|
| year | 312 BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Gaza (312 BC) Description of subject: The Battle of Gaza (312 BC) was a major Hellenistic conflict in which Ptolemy I and Seleucus I decisively defeated Demetrius I, significantly shaping the power struggle among Alexander the Great’s successors.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Gaza (as overlord of Demetrius)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Gaza (Diadochi)