First Punic War
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The First Punic War was a major 3rd-century BCE conflict between Rome and Carthage, fought primarily over control of Sicily and dominance in the western Mediterranean.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Punic War canonical | 36 |
| First Punic War Roman invasion of Africa | 1 |
| First Punic War, helped rebuild Carthaginian power overseas | 1 |
| Sicilian Wars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1052374 — 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: First Punic War Context triple: [Carthage, participatedIn, First Punic War]
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A.
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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B.
Second Punic War
The Second Punic War was a major conflict between Carthage and the Roman Republic (218–201 BC), famed for Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps and Rome’s eventual emergence as the dominant Mediterranean power.
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C.
Third Punic War
The Third Punic War was the final conflict between Rome and Carthage (149–146 BCE), culminating in Rome’s destruction of Carthage and its emergence as the dominant power in the western Mediterranean.
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D.
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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E.
First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
- 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: First Punic War Target entity description: The First Punic War was a major 3rd-century BCE conflict between Rome and Carthage, fought primarily over control of Sicily and dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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A.
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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B.
Second Punic War
The Second Punic War was a major conflict between Carthage and the Roman Republic (218–201 BC), famed for Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps and Rome’s eventual emergence as the dominant Mediterranean power.
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C.
Third Punic War
The Third Punic War was the final conflict between Rome and Carthage (149–146 BCE), culminating in Rome’s destruction of Carthage and its emergence as the dominant power in the western Mediterranean.
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D.
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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E.
First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Punic War
ⓘ
ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cause |
competition for control of Sicily
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rivalry for dominance in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| consequence |
Carthage pays large indemnity to Rome
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Carthaginian expansion in Iberia ⓘ Rome becomes major naval power in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| economicImpact | increased Roman reliance on naval trade routes ⓘ |
| endTime | 241 BCE ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Republic era
|
| innovation |
Roman development of a large war fleet
ⓘ
Roman use of the corvus boarding device ⓘ |
| involvedPolity |
Mamertines of Messana
ⓘ
Syracuse ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Sicily
ⓘ
western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| mainTheater | Sicily ⓘ |
| militaryCharacter | primarily naval war with significant land campaigns ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Aegates Islands
ⓘ
Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE) ⓘ Battle of Ecnomus ⓘ Battle of Mylae ⓘ Siege of Agrigentum ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Gaius Duilius
ⓘ
Hamilcar Barca ⓘ Hanno the Great ⓘ Marcus Atilius Regulus ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) ⓘ |
| partOf | Punic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Roman conflicts in Italy ⓘ |
| primaryCasusBelli | intervention in Messana (Messina) ⓘ |
| result |
Carthaginian defeat
ⓘ
Roman victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 264 BCE ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
Carthage evacuates Sicily
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Rome gains control of Sicily ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty ending war in 241 BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Punic War Description of subject: The First Punic War was a major 3rd-century BCE conflict between Rome and Carthage, fought primarily over control of Sicily and dominance in the western Mediterranean.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sicilian Wars
this entity surface form:
First Punic War, helped rebuild Carthaginian power overseas
subject surface form:
Punic people
this entity surface form:
First Punic War Roman invasion of Africa
subject surface form:
Battle of the Aegates
subject surface form:
Greco-Punic Wars
subject surface form:
Roman Senate