Siege of Ravenna (539–540)
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The Siege of Ravenna (539–540) was a decisive Eastern Roman (Byzantine) victory under Belisarius that captured the Ostrogothic capital in Italy and marked a turning point in Justinian I’s reconquest of the Western Roman territories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Ravenna (539) | 1 |
| Siege of Ravenna (539–540) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22779204 — 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: Siege of Ravenna (539–540) Context triple: [Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts, significantBattle, Siege of Ravenna (539–540)]
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A.
Siege of Ravenna (490–493)
The Siege of Ravenna (490–493) was the prolonged final confrontation in which Theodoric the Great besieged and ultimately killed Odoacer, ending his rule in Italy and establishing Ostrogothic control.
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Siege of Rome (537–538)
The Siege of Rome (537–538) was a major confrontation during the Gothic War in which Byzantine forces under Belisarius defended the city against the Ostrogoths, marking a pivotal moment in Emperor Justinian I’s campaign to reclaim the Western Roman territories.
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C.
Siege of Ravenna (1512)
The Siege of Ravenna (1512) was a military operation during the War of the League of Cambrai in which French forces besieged the strategically important Italian city of Ravenna shortly before the famous pitched battle fought nearby.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
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Siege of Pavia (572–574)
The Siege of Pavia (572–574) was a prolonged early medieval conflict in which Lombard forces besieged the key city of Pavia in northern Italy, helping to consolidate Lombard power against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
- 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: Siege of Ravenna (539–540) Target entity description: The Siege of Ravenna (539–540) was a decisive Eastern Roman (Byzantine) victory under Belisarius that captured the Ostrogothic capital in Italy and marked a turning point in Justinian I’s reconquest of the Western Roman territories.
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A.
Siege of Ravenna (490–493)
The Siege of Ravenna (490–493) was the prolonged final confrontation in which Theodoric the Great besieged and ultimately killed Odoacer, ending his rule in Italy and establishing Ostrogothic control.
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B.
Siege of Rome (537–538)
The Siege of Rome (537–538) was a major confrontation during the Gothic War in which Byzantine forces under Belisarius defended the city against the Ostrogoths, marking a pivotal moment in Emperor Justinian I’s campaign to reclaim the Western Roman territories.
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C.
Siege of Ravenna (1512)
The Siege of Ravenna (1512) was a military operation during the War of the League of Cambrai in which French forces besieged the strategically important Italian city of Ravenna shortly before the famous pitched battle fought nearby.
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D.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
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E.
Siege of Pavia (572–574)
The Siege of Pavia (572–574) was a prolonged early medieval conflict in which Lombard forces besieged the key city of Pavia in northern Italy, helping to consolidate Lombard power against the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Siege of Ravenna (539–540)