Second Punic War
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The Second Punic War was a major conflict between Carthage and the Roman Republic (218–201 BC), famed for Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps and Rome’s eventual emergence as the dominant Mediterranean power.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284835 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Punic War Context triple: [Punic Wars, hasPart, Second Punic War]
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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
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Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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D.
Scanian War
The Scanian War was a late 17th-century conflict in Northern Europe in which Sweden fought Denmark-Norway and its allies over control of territories in southern Scandinavia.
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Third Sacred War
The Third Sacred War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (356–346 BCE) sparked by disputes over control of the Delphic sanctuary, drawing in many Greek city-states and reshaping the balance of power in the region.
- 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: Second Punic War Target entity description: The Second Punic War was a major conflict between Carthage and the Roman Republic (218–201 BC), famed for Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps and Rome’s eventual emergence as the dominant Mediterranean power.
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A.
Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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B.
Second Sacred War
The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
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C.
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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D.
Scanian War
The Scanian War was a late 17th-century conflict in Northern Europe in which Sweden fought Denmark-Norway and its allies over control of territories in southern Scandinavia.
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E.
Third Sacred War
The Third Sacred War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (356–346 BCE) sparked by disputes over control of the Delphic sanctuary, drawing in many Greek city-states and reshaping the balance of power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Punic War Description of subject: The Second Punic War was a major conflict between Carthage and the Roman Republic (218–201 BC), famed for Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps and Rome’s eventual emergence as the dominant Mediterranean power.
Referenced by (121)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hannibal
this entity surface form:
Second Punic War campaigns in Italy
subject surface form:
Hannibal
this entity surface form:
African theatre of Second Punic War
this entity surface form:
Second Punic War (campaigns in Italy)
subject surface form:
First Macedonian War
subject surface form:
First Macedonian War
subject surface form:
Qart Hadasht
subject surface form:
Qart Hadasht
this entity surface form:
Hannibalica (Hannibalic War)
this entity surface form:
Second Punic War period
this entity surface form:
Second Punic War (218–201 BC)
subject surface form:
History of Rome
subject surface form:
Punic people