war in Latium
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The war in Latium is the climactic conflict in Virgil’s Aeneid in which Aeneas battles the native Italian tribes, especially Turnus and the Rutulians, to secure a future homeland for the Trojans in Italy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| war in Latium canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: war in Latium Context triple: [Virgil's Aeneid, containsEpisode, war in Latium]
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Roman conquest of southern Italy
The Roman conquest of southern Italy was a series of wars and campaigns in the 4th–3rd centuries BCE through which the Roman Republic subdued the Greek city-states and other peoples of the Italian south, paving the way for its dominance over the Mediterranean.
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Battle of Trebia
The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.
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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: war in Latium Target entity description: The war in Latium is the climactic conflict in Virgil’s Aeneid in which Aeneas battles the native Italian tribes, especially Turnus and the Rutulians, to secure a future homeland for the Trojans in Italy.
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A.
Roman conquest of southern Italy
The Roman conquest of southern Italy was a series of wars and campaigns in the 4th–3rd centuries BCE through which the Roman Republic subdued the Greek city-states and other peoples of the Italian south, paving the way for its dominance over the Mediterranean.
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B.
Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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C.
Battle of Trebia
The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.
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D.
Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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E.
Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in epic poetry
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fictional war ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
Virgil's Aeneid
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surface form:
Aeneid Book 10
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 11
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 12
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 7
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 8
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid Book 9
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| associatedWithTheme |
fatum (fate)
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foundation of Rome ⓘ pietas ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Trojans
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native Italian tribes ⓘ |
| divinelyInfluencedBy |
Juno
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Jupiter ⓘ Venus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aeneas
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Amata ⓘ Camilla ⓘ Evander ⓘ Juno ⓘ Jupiter ⓘ Latinus ⓘ Mezentius ⓘ Pallas ⓘ Turnus ⓘ Venus ⓘ |
| goalOfAeneas | secure a homeland in Italy for the Trojans ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Virgil ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
alliance between Aeneas and Evander
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arrival of Etruscan forces ⓘ death of Camilla ⓘ death of Mezentius ⓘ death of Pallas ⓘ duel between Aeneas and Turnus ⓘ siege of the Trojan camp ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | hostility of Turnus toward Aeneas and the Trojans ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| leadsTo | foundation myth of Roman people ⓘ |
| mainOpponentOfTrojans |
Rutulians
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Turnus ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | climactic conflict of the Aeneid ⓘ |
| partOf |
Virgil's Aeneid
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surface form:
Aeneid
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| result |
death of Turnus
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victory of Aeneas ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between fate and personal desire
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transition from Troy to Rome ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | Latium ⓘ |
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Subject: war in Latium Description of subject: The war in Latium is the climactic conflict in Virgil’s Aeneid in which Aeneas battles the native Italian tribes, especially Turnus and the Rutulians, to secure a future homeland for the Trojans in Italy.
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