Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE)
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The Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BCE) was a major Carthaginian victory under the Spartan mercenary general Xanthippus that decisively crushed a Roman invasion force in North Africa during the First Punic War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of the Bagradas River (c. 240 BC) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5655549 — 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: Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE) Context triple: [First Punic War, notableBattle, Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE)]
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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Battle of Faesulae (406)
The Battle of Faesulae (406) was a late Roman victory in Italy in which the general Stilicho defeated invading Gothic forces during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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Battle of Mylae
The Battle of Mylae was a pivotal 260 BC naval victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage during the First Punic War, marking Rome’s emergence as a major Mediterranean sea power.
- 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: Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE) Target entity description: The Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BCE) was a major Carthaginian victory under the Spartan mercenary general Xanthippus that decisively crushed a Roman invasion force in North Africa during the First Punic War.
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A.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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B.
Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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C.
Battle of Faesulae (406)
The Battle of Faesulae (406) was a late Roman victory in Italy in which the general Stilicho defeated invading Gothic forces during the waning years of the Western Roman Empire.
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D.
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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E.
Battle of Mylae
The Battle of Mylae was a pivotal 260 BC naval victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage during the First Punic War, marking Rome’s emergence as a major Mediterranean sea power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Xanthippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
Carthage preserved independence in First Punic War
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Roman focus shifted back to naval operations ⓘ end of Roman land campaign in Africa during this phase of the war ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCarthaginianCommander | Xanthippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCarthaginianForceComponent |
cavalry
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infantry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| hasCarthaginianForceType | mercenary army ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Marcus Atilius Regulus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xanthippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate | 255 BCE ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSource |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
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Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
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near Bagradas River ⓘ near Carthage ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | Carthaginian victory ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Carthaginian army
NERFINISHED
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Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegion | modern Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Carthaginian strategic recovery in Africa
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Marcus Atilius Regulus captured ⓘ Roman army annihilated ⓘ Roman invasion force destroyed ⓘ |
| hasRomanCommander | Marcus Atilius Regulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanForceComponent |
allied infantry
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legionary infantry ⓘ limited cavalry ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
demonstrated effectiveness of Hellenistic-style tactics against Roman legions
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major Carthaginian land victory in First Punic War ⓘ one of the worst Roman defeats of the First Punic War ⓘ |
| hasStrategicContext |
Roman attempt to force Carthaginian surrender
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Roman invasion of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTacticalFeature |
Carthaginian cavalry superiority
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Roman infantry encirclement ⓘ effective use of war elephants by Carthage ⓘ |
| hasYear | 255 BCE ⓘ |
| modernRiverName | Medjerda River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bagradas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Marcus Atilius Regulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE) Description of subject: The Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BCE) was a major Carthaginian victory under the Spartan mercenary general Xanthippus that decisively crushed a Roman invasion force in North Africa during the First Punic War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of the Bagradas River (c. 240 BC)