siege of Castra Vetera
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The siege of Castra Vetera was a major engagement during the Batavian revolt (69–70 CE), in which rebel forces besieged a key Roman legionary fortress on the Rhine frontier in Germania Inferior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| siege of Castra Vetera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5893487 — 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 Castra Vetera Context triple: [Batavian revolt, notableEvent, siege of Castra Vetera]
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A.
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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Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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C.
siege of Jotapata
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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D.
Battle near Aquileia
The Battle near Aquileia was a 4th-century clash in northern Italy during the Roman imperial power struggles in which Emperor Constans was a key participant.
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E.
Battle of Garni
The Battle of Garni was a 13th-century military engagement in which Mongol forces clashed with the Kingdom of Georgia during the broader Mongol invasions of the Caucasus region.
- 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 Castra Vetera Target entity description: The siege of Castra Vetera was a major engagement during the Batavian revolt (69–70 CE), in which rebel forces besieged a key Roman legionary fortress on the Rhine frontier in Germania Inferior.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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C.
siege of Jotapata
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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D.
Battle near Aquileia
The Battle near Aquileia was a 4th-century clash in northern Italy during the Roman imperial power struggles in which Emperor Constans was a key participant.
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E.
Battle of Garni
The Battle of Garni was a 13th-century military engagement in which Mongol forces clashed with the Kingdom of Georgia during the broader Mongol invasions of the Caucasus region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Batavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProvince |
Gallia Belgica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Roman imperial forces
ⓘ
forces of Gaius Julius Civilis ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Year of the Four Emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Batavian rebels
ⓘ
Legio V Alaudae NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio XV Primigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Batavian revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Tacitus’ Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 70 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Batavian operations in Germania Inferior ⓘ |
| fortressType | Roman legionary fortress ⓘ |
| garrison |
Legio V Alaudae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XV Primigenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Batavian revolt against Roman rule
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Year of the Four Emperors civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xanten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Castra Vetera
NERFINISHED
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Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
capture of Castra Vetera fortress
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elimination of Roman legions on the lower Rhine ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gaius Julius Civilis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman legionary commanders at Castra Vetera ⓘ |
| outcomeForLegions |
loss of Legio V Alaudae
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loss of Legio XV Primigenia ⓘ |
| partOf | Batavian revolt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebelLeader | Gaius Julius Civilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Castra Vetera fortress
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rebel victory ⓘ surrender of Roman garrison ⓘ |
| significance |
key event in weakening Roman control in Germania Inferior
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major engagement on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| startTime | 69 ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Rhine frontier of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: siege of Castra Vetera Description of subject: The siege of Castra Vetera was a major engagement during the Batavian revolt (69–70 CE), in which rebel forces besieged a key Roman legionary fortress on the Rhine frontier in Germania Inferior.
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