Legio XIX
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Legio XIX was a Roman legion that became most famous for being annihilated alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legio XIX canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9487525 — 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 XIX Context triple: [Clades Variana, involvedUnit, Legio XIX]
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A.
Legio XVIII
Legio XVIII was a Roman legion of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for its destruction alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
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B.
Legio XVII
Legio XVII was a Roman legion that became historically notable for being annihilated, along with two other legions, in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
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C.
Legio XI
Legio XI was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns of the late Republic and early Empire.
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D.
Legio XIII
Legio XIII was a Roman legion, famously associated with Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and later active in the civil wars of the late Republic.
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E.
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
- 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 XIX Target entity description: Legio XIX was a Roman legion that became most famous for being annihilated alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
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A.
Legio XVIII
Legio XVIII was a Roman legion of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for its destruction alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
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B.
Legio XVII
Legio XVII was a Roman legion that became historically notable for being annihilated, along with two other legions, in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
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C.
Legio XI
Legio XI was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns of the late Republic and early Empire.
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D.
Legio XIII
Legio XIII was a Roman legion, famously associated with Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and later active in the civil wars of the late Republic.
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E.
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Roman Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Legio XVII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Publius Quinctilius Varus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Germanic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 9 AD ⓘ |
| era | Early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| fate | annihilated in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Tacitus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Velleius Paterculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| latinName | Legio undevicesima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legionNumber | 19 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman heavy infantry ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | complete destruction in ambush ⓘ |
| opponent |
Cherusci
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Arminius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDisbandment | loss in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| sharedFateWith |
Legio XVII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| symbolicConsequence | Roman decision not to expand permanently east of the Rhine ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Germania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| type | legionary infantry formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legio XIX Description of subject: Legio XIX was a Roman legion that became most famous for being annihilated alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.