Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War
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Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War were a series of Roman military operations led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla against King Mithridates VI of Pontus in the early 1st century BCE, which elevated Sulla’s power and set the stage for his later civil war in Rome.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9371054 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War Context triple: [Sulla’s Second Civil War, hasPrecedingEvent, Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War]
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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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Roman campaigns against the Bruttii
Roman campaigns against the Bruttii were a series of military operations in the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BC through which the Roman Republic subdued the Bruttian tribes and consolidated its control over the toe of the Italian peninsula.
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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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Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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Caesar's campaign in Hispania
Caesar's campaign in Hispania was Julius Caesar’s swift military offensive in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Civil War, aimed at defeating Pompeian forces and securing control of the western provinces.
- 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)
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Target entity: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War Target entity description: Sulla’s campaigns in the First Mithridatic War were a series of Roman military operations led by Lucius Cornelius Sulla against King Mithridates VI of Pontus in the early 1st century BCE, which elevated Sulla’s power and set the stage for his later civil war in Rome.
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A.
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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B.
Roman campaigns against the Bruttii
Roman campaigns against the Bruttii were a series of military operations in the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BC through which the Roman Republic subdued the Bruttian tribes and consolidated its control over the toe of the Italian peninsula.
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C.
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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D.
Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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E.
Caesar's campaign in Hispania
Caesar's campaign in Hispania was Julius Caesar’s swift military offensive in the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman Civil War, aimed at defeating Pompeian forces and securing control of the western provinces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military operation
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military campaign ⓘ |
| authorisedBy | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyOverlaps | political conflict between populares and optimates in Rome ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concludesWith | Treaty of Dardanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Mithridatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Appian’s Mithridatic Wars
NERFINISHED
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Memnon of Heraclea (fragments) NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch’s Life of Sulla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 85 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sulla’s Second March on Rome
NERFINISHED
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Sulla’s civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateForceSize | 5 legions (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Kingdom of Pontus
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Mithridatic massacre of Romans and Italians in Asia (Asiatic Vespers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Lucius Cornelius Sulla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
foundation for Sulla’s later dictatorship
ⓘ
imposition of heavy indemnities on Greek cities ⓘ strengthening of Sulla’s army loyalty ⓘ temporary restoration of Roman authority in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
defeat Mithridates VI of Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
restore Roman control in Greece and Asia Minor ⓘ |
| hasOpponentCommander | Mithridates VI of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingGeneral |
Archelaus of Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taxiles (Pontic general) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Roman victory
ⓘ
peace settlement favorable to Sulla ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Aegean region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesBattle |
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BCE)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Orchomenus (86 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesEvent | siege and sack of Piraeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfKeyBattle |
Chaeronea in Boeotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orchomenus in Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfKeySiege | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman–Pontic conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sulla’s first march on Rome in 88 BCE ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sulla’s first march on Rome ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
enhancement of Sulla’s political power
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recognition of Sulla as principal Roman commander in the East ⓘ |
| startTime | 87 BCE ⓘ |
| usesForcesType | Roman legions ⓘ |
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