Battle of Mons Lactarius
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The Battle of Mons Lactarius was a decisive 6th-century clash in Italy in which Byzantine forces under Narses defeated the Ostrogoths, effectively ending Gothic resistance and securing Justinian I’s reconquest of the peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Mons Lactarius canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Mons Lactarius Context triple: [Justinianic reconquests, significantBattle, Battle of Mons Lactarius]
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Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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Battle of Maurica
The Battle of Maurica, better known as the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, was a major 451 AD clash in Roman Gaul where Roman and Visigothic forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Lucocisterna
The Battle of Lucocisterna was a significant medieval clash in Sardinia between the Crown of Aragon and local forces that helped secure Aragonese control over the island.
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Battle of the Sabis
The Battle of the Sabis was a major 57 BC clash in Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, where Roman legions narrowly defeated the Nervii and their allies in northern Gaul.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Mons Lactarius Target entity description: The Battle of Mons Lactarius was a decisive 6th-century clash in Italy in which Byzantine forces under Narses defeated the Ostrogoths, effectively ending Gothic resistance and securing Justinian I’s reconquest of the peninsula.
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A.
Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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B.
Battle of Maurica
The Battle of Maurica, better known as the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, was a major 451 AD clash in Roman Gaul where Roman and Visigothic forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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C.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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D.
Battle of Lucocisterna
The Battle of Lucocisterna was a significant medieval clash in Sardinia between the Crown of Aragon and local forces that helped secure Aragonese control over the island.
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E.
Battle of the Sabis
The Battle of the Sabis was a major 57 BC clash in Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, where Roman legions narrowly defeated the Nervii and their allies in northern Gaul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Justinian I
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Justinian I
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| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| combatant1 | forces of Narses ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Ostrogothic forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Narses
ⓘ
Teia ⓘ Totila ⓘ |
| conflict |
Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic War (535–554)
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| date |
552
ⓘ
553 ⓘ |
| era | 6th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Byzantine consolidation of Italy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| killedInAction |
Teia
ⓘ
Totila ⓘ |
| location |
Campania
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Mons Lactarius ⓘ near Mount Vesuvius ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Byzantium
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantines
Goths ⓘ
surface form:
Ostrogoths
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| partOf |
Justinianic reconquests
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic reconquest of Italy
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| precededBy | Battle of Taginae ⓘ |
| result |
Byzantine victory
ⓘ
consolidation of Justinian I’s control over Italy ⓘ decisive defeat of the Ostrogoths ⓘ end of major Ostrogothic resistance in Italy ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement of the Gothic War
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secured Justinian I’s reconquest of the Italian peninsula ⓘ |
| theater | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Mons Lactarius Description of subject: The Battle of Mons Lactarius was a decisive 6th-century clash in Italy in which Byzantine forces under Narses defeated the Ostrogoths, effectively ending Gothic resistance and securing Justinian I’s reconquest of the peninsula.
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