siege of Jotapata
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The siege of Jotapata was a major Roman assault during the First Jewish–Roman War in 67 CE, in which Vespasian’s forces captured the fortified town of Jotapata and took the Jewish commander-historian Josephus prisoner.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Jotapata | 2 |
| siege of Jotapata canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3720487 — 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: siege of Jotapata Context triple: [Galilean campaign of Vespasian, notableEvent, siege of Jotapata]
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Battle of Cibalae
The Battle of Cibalae was a pivotal 314 AD clash between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius that helped secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire.
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Siege of Saguntum
The Siege of Saguntum was a pivotal prelude to the Second Punic War, in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces captured the Iberian city of Saguntum, provoking Rome and triggering open conflict between the two powers.
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Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
- 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: siege of Jotapata Target entity description: The siege of Jotapata was a major Roman assault during the First Jewish–Roman War in 67 CE, in which Vespasian’s forces captured the fortified town of Jotapata and took the Jewish commander-historian Josephus prisoner.
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A.
Battle of Cibalae
The Battle of Cibalae was a pivotal 314 AD clash between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius that helped secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire.
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B.
Siege of Saguntum
The Siege of Saguntum was a pivotal prelude to the Second Punic War, in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces captured the Iberian city of Saguntum, provoking Rome and triggering open conflict between the two powers.
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C.
Siege of Segusio
The Siege of Segusio was a military engagement in 312 AD during Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy, forming part of the civil war that culminated in the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.
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D.
Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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E.
Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Jewish–Roman War
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Flavian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus became a client of the Flavian dynasty
|
| chronologyWithinWar | early Roman offensive phase in Galilee ⓘ |
| combatant |
Jewish defenders of Jotapata
ⓘ
Roman legion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman legions
|
| conflict |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
|
| coordinateLocation |
Galilee
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Galilee
|
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Flavius Josephus
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
|
| describedBySource |
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
ⓘ
surface form:
The Jewish War
|
| endTime | 67 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman consolidation of Galilee ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
|
| hasCommander |
Flavius Josephus
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
Titus ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
destruction of Jotapata
ⓘ
strengthening of Vespasian’s reputation ⓘ |
| hasGenre | ancient military siege ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Flavius Josephus
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus
Zealots ⓘ
surface form:
Judean rebels
Roman Empire ⓘ Titus ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| location |
Galilee
ⓘ
Jotapata ⓘ Judea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jotapata ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Roman use of systematic siege warfare
ⓘ
capture of the Jewish historian Josephus ⓘ |
| opponent |
Zealots
ⓘ
surface form:
Judean rebels
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
Galilean campaign of Vespasian ⓘ
surface form:
Roman campaign in Galilee
|
| pointInTime | 67 ⓘ |
| result |
Roman victory
ⓘ
capture of Josephus ⓘ capture of Jotapata ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of the Jewish commander Josephus
ⓘ
mass slaughter of inhabitants ⓘ |
| startTime | 67 ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryEquipment |
Roman siege engines
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battering rams ⓘ siege ramps ⓘ |
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Subject: siege of Jotapata Description of subject: The siege of Jotapata was a major Roman assault during the First Jewish–Roman War in 67 CE, in which Vespasian’s forces captured the fortified town of Jotapata and took the Jewish commander-historian Josephus prisoner.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Siege of Gamla
this entity surface form:
Siege of Jotapata