Battle of Corinth (146 BCE)

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Corinth (146 BCE) was a decisive Roman victory over the Greek city-state of Corinth that led to the city's destruction and marked the effective end of Greek political independence and the establishment of Roman dominance in Greece.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Corinth (146 BC)	2
Sack of Corinth (146 BCE)	1
Siege of Corinth (146 BC)	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
associatedEvent	Roman annexation of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPlace	Isthmus of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Achaean League NERFINISHED ⓘ Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	2nd-century BC battles ⓘ Battles involving ancient Greece ⓘ Battles involving the Roman Republic ⓘ
combatantType	city-state vs republic ⓘ
commander	Lucius Mummius NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandingRomanMagistrate	Lucius Mummius Achaicus NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictIn	Roman–Greek wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	Roman dominance in Greece ⓘ destruction of Corinth ⓘ effective end of Greek political independence ⓘ end of Achaean League independence ⓘ establishment of Roman province of Achaia ⓘ
date	146 BCE ⓘ
era	Roman Republic era ⓘ
followedBy	Roman sack of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ destruction of Corinth ⓘ
GreekCommander	Critolaus of Megalopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Diaeus of Megalopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked transition of Greece into Roman sphere of control ⓘ
involvedCity	Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedPoliticalEntity	Achaean League NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Achaia NERFINISHED ⓘ Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	symbolic end of classical Greek autonomy ⓘ total destruction of a major Greek city ⓘ
opponent	Achaean League NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Roman conquest of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Macedonian War aftermath ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Scarpheia NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedDestruction	Sack of Corinth (146 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
RomanCommander	Lucius Mummius NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	146 BCE ⓘ
yearOfConflict	146 BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Achaean League → decisiveBattle → Battle of Corinth (146 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Corinth (146 BC)

Roman Greece → hasEvent → Battle of Corinth (146 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sack of Corinth (146 BCE)

Roman Greece → hasStartEvent → Battle of Corinth (146 BCE) ⓘ

Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms → significantEvent → Battle of Corinth (146 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Corinth (146 BC)

Lucius Mummius Achaicus → victory → Battle of Corinth (146 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Corinth (146 BC)