Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War
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The Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War was the campaign region in the eastern Adriatic and Balkan lands where Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great fought for control of the Roman Republic, including major engagements such as the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
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| Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War Context triple: [Battle of Dyrrhachium, theater, Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War]
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Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period
The Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period were a series of interconnected conflicts in the early 4th century CE in which rival emperors and claimants fought for control of the fragmented Roman Empire following the breakdown of Diocletian’s Tetrarchy.
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Sulla’s First Civil War
Sulla’s First Civil War was a Roman internal conflict (88–87 BCE) in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome and fought his political rivals, marking a key step in the Republic’s collapse into recurring civil wars.
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Gladiator War
The Gladiator War, better known as the Third Servile War, was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic led by the gladiator Spartacus in the 1st century BCE.
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Sulla’s Second Civil War
Sulla’s Second Civil War was a decisive early 1st-century BCE Roman civil conflict in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome, defeated his Marian opponents, and paved the way for his dictatorship and constitutional reforms.
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Third Mithridatic War
The Third Mithridatic War was a major conflict from 73–63 BC in which the Roman Republic decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, greatly expanding Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War Target entity description: The Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War was the campaign region in the eastern Adriatic and Balkan lands where Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great fought for control of the Roman Republic, including major engagements such as the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
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A.
Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period
The Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period were a series of interconnected conflicts in the early 4th century CE in which rival emperors and claimants fought for control of the fragmented Roman Empire following the breakdown of Diocletian’s Tetrarchy.
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B.
Sulla’s First Civil War
Sulla’s First Civil War was a Roman internal conflict (88–87 BCE) in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome and fought his political rivals, marking a key step in the Republic’s collapse into recurring civil wars.
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C.
Gladiator War
The Gladiator War, better known as the Third Servile War, was a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic led by the gladiator Spartacus in the 1st century BCE.
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D.
Sulla’s Second Civil War
Sulla’s Second Civil War was a decisive early 1st-century BCE Roman civil conflict in which the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla marched on Rome, defeated his Marian opponents, and paved the way for his dictatorship and constitutional reforms.
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E.
Third Mithridatic War
The Third Mithridatic War was a major conflict from 73–63 BC in which the Roman Republic decisively defeated King Mithridates VI of Pontus, greatly expanding Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign theater
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theater of war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Optimates faction NERFINISHED ⓘ Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Populares faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
NERFINISHED
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Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween | Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Egyptian campaign of Caesar's Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Pontic campaign of Caesar's Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorEngagement |
Battle of Dyrrhachium
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Pharsalus NERFINISHED ⓘ operations around Apollonia ⓘ operations in Thessaly ⓘ siege of Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource |
Commentarii de Bello Civili by Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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writings of Appian ⓘ writings of Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
enabled Caesar to eliminate Pompeian main army at Pharsalus
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key stage in the downfall of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| involvesCity |
Apollonia
NERFINISHED
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Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED ⓘ Oricum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesRegion |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
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Illyricum NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesSea | Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Adriatic region ⓘ |
| militaryForcesInvolved |
Roman legions loyal to Caesar
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Roman legions loyal to Pompey ⓘ allied client-king contingents ⓘ |
| notableTactic |
maneuver warfare in Thessaly
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siege warfare around Dyrrhachium ⓘ |
| partOf | Caesar's Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Italian campaign of Caesar's Civil War ⓘ |
| result | decisive victory of Julius Caesar in the wider civil war ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Balkan supply bases
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control of the Roman Republic ⓘ securing lines of communication across the Adriatic Sea ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century BC
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49–48 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War Description of subject: The Balkan theater of Caesar's Civil War was the campaign region in the eastern Adriatic and Balkan lands where Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great fought for control of the Roman Republic, including major engagements such as the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
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