Battle of the Raudine Plain
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The Battle of the Raudine Plain, better known as the Battle of Vercellae (101 BC), was a decisive Roman victory in northern Italy in which Gaius Marius and his allies crushed the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and securing Rome from the northern tribal threat.
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| Battle of the Raudine Plain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Raudine Plain Context triple: [Battle of Vercellae, alsoKnownAs, Battle of the Raudine Plain]
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Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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Battle of Batih
The Battle of Batih was a 1652 clash in the Khmelnytsky Uprising in which Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Cossack-Tatar forces decisively defeated and annihilated a major Polish-Lithuanian army, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the region.
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Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
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Battle of Batalik
The Battle of Batalik was a key high-altitude engagement between Indian and Pakistani forces in 1999, fought over strategically important mountain positions in the Batalik sector during the Kargil conflict.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- 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 the Raudine Plain Target entity description: The Battle of the Raudine Plain, better known as the Battle of Vercellae (101 BC), was a decisive Roman victory in northern Italy in which Gaius Marius and his allies crushed the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and securing Rome from the northern tribal threat.
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A.
Battle of Sitabuldi
The Battle of Sitabuldi was a key 1817 engagement near Nagpur in central India, where British forces decisively defeated Maratha troops, helping to secure British dominance during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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B.
Battle of Batih
The Battle of Batih was a 1652 clash in the Khmelnytsky Uprising in which Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Cossack-Tatar forces decisively defeated and annihilated a major Polish-Lithuanian army, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the region.
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C.
Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
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D.
Battle of Batalik
The Battle of Batalik was a key high-altitude engagement between Indian and Pakistani forces in 1999, fought over strategically important mountain positions in the Batalik sector during the Kargil conflict.
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E.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman battle
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ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
consolidation of Gaius Marius’s military prestige
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destruction of the Cimbrian army ⓘ massive casualties among the Cimbri ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Cimbri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Gaius Marius
NERFINISHED
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Quintus Lutatius Catulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTribe | Cimbri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cimbri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1st-century BC battles
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Battles involving the Roman Republic ⓘ Battles of the Cimbrian War ⓘ |
| chronology | fought after the Battle of Aquae Sextiae ⓘ |
| combatant |
Cimbrian warriors
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Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Boiorix
NERFINISHED
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Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Lutatius Catulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cimbrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 101 BC ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Vercellae
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Raudian Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| location |
Cisalpine Gaul
NERFINISHED
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near Vercellae ⓘ |
| MariusConsulshipNumber | fifth consulship of Gaius Marius ⓘ |
| notableCommanderRole | Gaius Marius served as Roman consul and general NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Germanic tribe Cimbri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Boiorix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForRome | removal of immediate northern tribal threat ⓘ |
| partOf | Cimbrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Aquae Sextiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive Roman victory over the Cimbri
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ended the Cimbrian War ⓘ ended the Cimbrian threat to Rome ⓘ secured Rome from northern tribal invasions ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to stop the Cimbri from invading Italy ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
coordination between Marius and Catulus’s forces
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use of Roman legionary formations ⓘ |
| year | 101 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Raudine Plain Description of subject: The Battle of the Raudine Plain, better known as the Battle of Vercellae (101 BC), was a decisive Roman victory in northern Italy in which Gaius Marius and his allies crushed the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and securing Rome from the northern tribal threat.
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