Legio V Alaudae
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Legio V Alaudae was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns across the Roman Empire until its destruction during the Batavian revolt in the late 1st century CE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legio V Alaudae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5893481 — 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 Alaudae Context triple: [Batavian revolt, hasParticipant, Legio V Alaudae]
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A.
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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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 XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
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D.
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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E.
Legio I Adiutrix
Legio I Adiutrix was a Roman Imperial legion, originally formed from marines of the fleet, that served in several key campaigns across the empire from the 1st century AD onward.
- 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 Alaudae Target entity description: Legio V Alaudae was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns across the Roman Empire until its destruction during the Batavian revolt in the late 1st century CE.
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A.
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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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 XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
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D.
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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E.
Legio I Adiutrix
Legio I Adiutrix was a Roman Imperial legion, originally formed from marines of the fleet, that served in several key campaigns across the empire from the 1st century AD onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman legion ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Octavian NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Fifth Larks Legion
NERFINISHED
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Legio V Alauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
| destroyedInRegion | Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedNear | Xanten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| emblem | elephant ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed during Batavian revolt ⓘ |
| garrison |
Gallia Lugdunensis
NERFINISHED
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Gallia Narbonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Xanten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedCitizenshipBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyaltyShiftedTo | Octavian after Actium ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Gallic word for lark ⓘ |
| nickname | Alaudae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Larks ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Roman legion recruited largely from non-citizen Gauls ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Batavian revolt
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Battle of Actium NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pharsalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Caesar’s Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Cantabrian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Final War of the Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Germanic campaigns of Drusus ⓘ Germanic campaigns of Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman conquest of northwestern Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ suppression of revolts in Gaul ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedForConflict | Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedInYear | 52 BC ⓘ |
| recruitmentOrigin |
Cisalpine Gaul
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Transalpine Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | approximately 4800 legionaries ⓘ |
| standard | elephant ⓘ |
| stationedOn | Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
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1st century BC ⓘ |
| type | legionary infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legio V Alaudae Description of subject: Legio V Alaudae was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns across the Roman Empire until its destruction during the Batavian revolt in the late 1st century CE.
Referenced by (2)
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