Legio V Macedonica
E381204
Legio V Macedonica was a long-serving Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that fought in numerous key campaigns across the Roman Empire from the late Republic through the early Imperial period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legio V Macedonica canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3720490 — 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: Legio V Macedonica Context triple: [Galilean campaign of Vespasian, militaryForceUsed, Legio V Macedonica]
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A.
Legio VII Gemina
Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in the late 1st century AD that became permanently stationed in what is now León, Spain, playing a key role in the military control and Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
Legio II Adiutrix
Legio II Adiutrix was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served in various campaigns across the empire and became closely associated with the Danubian frontier.
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C.
Legio IV Flavia Felix
Legio IV Flavia Felix was a Roman Imperial legion, created by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served prominently along the empire’s Danubian frontier.
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D.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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E.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
- 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: Legio V Macedonica Target entity description: Legio V Macedonica was a long-serving Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that fought in numerous key campaigns across the Roman Empire from the late Republic through the early Imperial period.
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A.
Legio VII Gemina
Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in the late 1st century AD that became permanently stationed in what is now León, Spain, playing a key role in the military control and Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
Legio II Adiutrix
Legio II Adiutrix was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served in various campaigns across the empire and became closely associated with the Danubian frontier.
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C.
Legio IV Flavia Felix
Legio IV Flavia Felix was a Roman Imperial legion, created by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served prominently along the empire’s Danubian frontier.
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D.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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E.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
Roman emperors ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| emblem |
bull
ⓘ
eagle ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
Dacian tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Dacians
Germanic tribes ⓘ Jewish rebels ⓘ Macedonian forces ⓘ Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| longLived | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Macedonia region
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
|
| notableCommander |
Augustus
ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ Marcus Aurelius ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ Trajan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long continuous service
ⓘ
participation in major imperial campaigns ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Actium
ⓘ
Pharsalus ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Pharsalus
Caesar’s civil war ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar’s Civil War
Cantabrian Wars ⓘ Dacian Wars ⓘ Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish–Roman War
Marcomannic Wars ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman army ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| role |
frontier defense
ⓘ
offensive campaigning ⓘ |
| stationedAt |
Dacia
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Macedonia region ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
Moesia ⓘ Oescus ⓘ Pannonia ⓘ Syria ⓘ Troesmis ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| type | legionary heavy infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legio V Macedonica Description of subject: Legio V Macedonica was a long-serving Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that fought in numerous key campaigns across the Roman Empire from the late Republic through the early Imperial period.
Referenced by (2)
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