Battle of Ilipa
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The Battle of Ilipa was a decisive Roman victory in 206 BC in Hispania during the Second Punic War, where Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian forces and secured Roman dominance in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ilipa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1906839 — 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 Ilipa Context triple: [Second Punic War, notableEvent, Battle of Ilipa]
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Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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Battle of Diabaly
The Battle of Diabaly was a key 2013 engagement in central Mali during the French-led intervention against Islamist militants, where French and Malian forces recaptured the town from jihadist control.
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Battle of Ibarra
The Battle of Ibarra was a decisive 1823 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which independence forces led by Simón Bolívar defeated royalist troops, helping secure the region’s liberation from Spanish rule.
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D.
Battle of Kissoué
The Battle of Kissoué was a World War II engagement in June 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, where Allied forces fought to advance toward Damascus.
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E.
Battle of Amba Alagi
The Battle of Amba Alagi was a key World War II engagement in Ethiopia where Allied forces defeated Italian troops, contributing to the liberation of Italian East Africa.
- 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: Battle of Ilipa Target entity description: The Battle of Ilipa was a decisive Roman victory in 206 BC in Hispania during the Second Punic War, where Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian forces and secured Roman dominance in the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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B.
Battle of Diabaly
The Battle of Diabaly was a key 2013 engagement in central Mali during the French-led intervention against Islamist militants, where French and Malian forces recaptured the town from jihadist control.
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C.
Battle of Ibarra
The Battle of Ibarra was a decisive 1823 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which independence forces led by Simón Bolívar defeated royalist troops, helping secure the region’s liberation from Spanish rule.
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D.
Battle of Kissoué
The Battle of Kissoué was a World War II engagement in June 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, where Allied forces fought to advance toward Damascus.
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E.
Battle of Amba Alagi
The Battle of Amba Alagi was a key World War II engagement in Ethiopia where Allied forces defeated Italian troops, contributing to the liberation of Italian East Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath | Roman consolidation of control over Hispania ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scipio Africanus’ rise to prominence ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
Iberian allies of Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ allied Iberian troops on the Roman side ⓘ |
| campaign | Scipio Africanus’ Iberian campaign ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | late phase of the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commander |
Scipio Africanus
ⓘ
surface form:
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| commandingSide | Scipio Africanus for Rome ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| date | 206 BC ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| geographicalContext |
southern Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Hispania
|
| hasParticipant |
Carthaginian army
ⓘ
Roman legions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| involves |
Carthaginian cavalry
ⓘ
Carthaginian infantry ⓘ Roman cavalry ⓘ Roman infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ near Ilipa ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Mediterranean theater ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive Roman tactical victory
ⓘ
removal of Carthaginian threat from Hispania ⓘ use of deceptive deployment by Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Hasdrubal Gisco
ⓘ
Mago Barca ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Carthaginian forces in Iberia ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Baecula ⓘ |
| region |
Roman Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Hispania
|
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| significance | shifted balance of the Second Punic War in favor of Rome ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
ended major Carthaginian presence in Hispania
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secured Roman dominance in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | destruction of main Carthaginian field army in Hispania ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ilipa Description of subject: The Battle of Ilipa was a decisive Roman victory in 206 BC in Hispania during the Second Punic War, where Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian forces and secured Roman dominance in the Iberian Peninsula.
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