Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts
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The Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts were a series of military campaigns in the late Hellenistic period in which the Jewish Hasmonean rulers fought and subdued the neighboring Iturean people to expand and consolidate their territory in the Levant.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hasmonean conflicts in Galilee | 1 |
| Hasmonean expansion | 1 |
| Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts canonical | 1 |
| Hasmonean–Nabataean conflicts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742289 — 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: Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts Context triple: [Hasmonean dynasty, conflict, Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts]
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Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
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B.
Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
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C.
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166
The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 was a major conflict between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, marked by Roman campaigns in Armenia and Mesopotamia that temporarily expanded Roman influence in the East.
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D.
Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria
The Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria were a series of violent clashes between the city’s Jewish community and Greek and Roman populations during the early Roman imperial period, marked by ethnic tensions, political unrest, and brutal repression.
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E.
Great Illyrian Revolt
The Great Illyrian Revolt was a major uprising of Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD that posed one of the most serious military challenges to the Roman Empire in the Balkans.
- 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: Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts Target entity description: The Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts were a series of military campaigns in the late Hellenistic period in which the Jewish Hasmonean rulers fought and subdued the neighboring Iturean people to expand and consolidate their territory in the Levant.
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A.
Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
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B.
Maccabean Revolt
The Maccabean Revolt was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish uprising against Seleucid rule that led to the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is commemorated by the festival of Hanukkah.
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C.
Roman–Parthian War of 161–166
The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 was a major conflict between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, marked by Roman campaigns in Armenia and Mesopotamia that temporarily expanded Roman influence in the East.
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D.
Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria
The Jewish–Roman conflicts in Alexandria were a series of violent clashes between the city’s Jewish community and Greek and Roman populations during the early Roman imperial period, marked by ethnic tensions, political unrest, and brutal repression.
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E.
Great Illyrian Revolt
The Great Illyrian Revolt was a major uprising of Illyrian tribes against Roman rule in the early 1st century AD that posed one of the most serious military challenges to the Roman Empire in the Balkans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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series of wars ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
consolidation of Hasmonean borders in the north
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expansion of Hasmonean territory ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean kingdom
Itureans ⓘ |
| consequence |
extension of Hasmonean influence into Iturean areas
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shift in ethnic composition of annexed regions ⓘ |
| describedAs | series of military campaigns ⓘ |
| endTime | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
Iturean tribes ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Hasmonean Jewish rulers
ⓘ
Itureans ⓘ
surface form:
Iturean people
|
| historicalContext |
Hellenistic kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Near East
post-Maccabean Hasmonean expansion ⓘ |
| involves | annexation of Iturean-inhabited regions ⓘ |
| location |
Galilee
ⓘ
Golan Heights ⓘ
surface form:
Golan region
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
northern Palestine ⓘ southern Lebanon ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
consolidation of Hasmonean rule
ⓘ
strategic control of northern frontiers ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hasmonean expansion wars
ⓘ
Jewish–Arab interactions in antiquity ⓘ history of ancient Judea ⓘ history of the Hasmonean kingdom ⓘ history of the Itureans ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Iturean highland territories
ⓘ
northern Judea’s borderlands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hasmonean–Nabataean conflicts
ⓘ
Maccabean Revolt ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean–Seleucid conflicts
|
| result |
Hasmonean territorial expansion
ⓘ
annexation of Iturean lands ⓘ consolidation of Hasmonean control in the Levant ⓘ subjugation of Iturean populations ⓘ |
| startTime | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
border warfare
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territorial conquest ⓘ |
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Subject: Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts Description of subject: The Hasmonean–Iturean conflicts were a series of military campaigns in the late Hellenistic period in which the Jewish Hasmonean rulers fought and subdued the neighboring Iturean people to expand and consolidate their territory in the Levant.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hasmonean–Nabataean conflicts
this entity surface form:
Hasmonean conflicts in Galilee
this entity surface form:
Hasmonean expansion