Battle of Argentovaria
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The Battle of Argentovaria was a late 4th-century clash in which the Roman emperor Gratian defeated invading Alamannic forces near modern-day Colmar in present-day France.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Argentovaria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8474028 — 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: Battle of Argentovaria Context triple: [Gratian, battle, Battle of Argentovaria]
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A.
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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Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Mariazell
The Battle of Mariazell was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces decisively defeated retreating Austrian troops in Styria, contributing to the collapse of Austrian resistance in the War of the Third Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Abrittus
The Battle of Abrittus was a 251 AD clash in which Roman Emperor Decius and his son were killed fighting the Goths, marking a major crisis point for the Roman Empire.
- 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: Battle of Argentovaria Target entity description: The Battle of Argentovaria was a late 4th-century clash in which the Roman emperor Gratian defeated invading Alamannic forces near modern-day Colmar in present-day France.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Mariazell
The Battle of Mariazell was a 1805 engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which French forces decisively defeated retreating Austrian troops in Styria, contributing to the collapse of Austrian resistance in the War of the Third Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Abrittus
The Battle of Abrittus was a 251 AD clash in which Roman Emperor Decius and his son were killed fighting the Goths, marking a major crisis point for the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| AlamannicGroupInvolved | Lentienses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AlamannicLeader | Priarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Lentienses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| combatant |
Alamannic tribes
NERFINISHED
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Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Gratian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Alamanni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 378 ⓘ |
| deathOf | Priarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Roman operations against Alamanni ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Upper Rhine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Alamannic warriors
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Roman legions ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Ammianus Marcellinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
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near Argentovaria ⓘ near modern-day Colmar ⓘ present-day France ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Priarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForAlamanni | decisive defeat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman–Alamannic Wars
NERFINISHED
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Roman–Germanic conflicts ⓘ |
| partOfReignOf | Gratian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Argentoratum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| RomanCommander | Gratian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
secured Rhine frontier temporarily
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weakened Alamannic threat on Roman border ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Argentovaria Description of subject: The Battle of Argentovaria was a late 4th-century clash in which the Roman emperor Gratian defeated invading Alamannic forces near modern-day Colmar in present-day France.
Referenced by (1)
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