Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC)
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The Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC) was a key engagement of Caesar’s Civil War in North Africa, where Julius Caesar’s forces under Gaius Scribonius Curio were decisively defeated by the Pompeian and Numidian army led by Publius Attius Varus and King Juba I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) | 3 |
| Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20659715 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC) Context triple: [Bagradas River, historicalEventSite, Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC)]
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Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE)
The Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BCE) was a major Carthaginian victory under the Spartan mercenary general Xanthippus that decisively crushed a Roman invasion force in North Africa during the First Punic War.
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Battle of Thapsus
The Battle of Thapsus was a decisive 46 BC engagement in North Africa in which Julius Caesar crushed the remaining Optimates forces, paving the way for his uncontested dominance over the Roman Republic.
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Battle of Barbalissos
The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
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Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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Battle of Zela
The Battle of Zela was a 47 BC clash in Pontus where Julius Caesar swiftly defeated Pharnaces II, inspiring the famous phrase "Veni, vidi, vici."
- 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: Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of the Bagradas River (49 BC) was a key engagement of Caesar’s Civil War in North Africa, where Julius Caesar’s forces under Gaius Scribonius Curio were decisively defeated by the Pompeian and Numidian army led by Publius Attius Varus and King Juba I.
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A.
Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE)
The Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BCE) was a major Carthaginian victory under the Spartan mercenary general Xanthippus that decisively crushed a Roman invasion force in North Africa during the First Punic War.
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B.
Battle of Thapsus
The Battle of Thapsus was a decisive 46 BC engagement in North Africa in which Julius Caesar crushed the remaining Optimates forces, paving the way for his uncontested dominance over the Roman Republic.
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C.
Battle of Barbalissos
The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
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D.
Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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E.
Battle of Zela
The Battle of Zela was a 47 BC clash in Pontus where Julius Caesar swiftly defeated Pharnaces II, inspiring the famous phrase "Veni, vidi, vici."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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