Lombard invasion of Italy
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The Lombard invasion of Italy was the 6th-century migration and military campaign by the Germanic Lombards that led to their conquest of much of the Italian peninsula and the establishment of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lombard invasion of Italy canonical | 9 |
| Lombard Wars | 1 |
| Lombard conquest of Pavia | 1 |
| Lombard conquest of northern Italy | 1 |
| Lombard conquest of the Exarchate of Ravenna | 1 |
| Lombard invasions of Italy | 1 |
| Lombard migration | 1 |
| Lombard migrations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Lombard invasion of Italy Context triple: [Kingdom of the Lombards, inceptionEvent, Lombard invasion of Italy]
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Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars were a series of late 8th- and early 9th-century campaigns in which Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire fought to conquer and Christianize the pagan Saxon tribes in northern Germany.
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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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Sack of Rome 455 AD
The Sack of Rome in 455 AD was a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire, when the Vandal king Genseric led his forces in a two-week plundering of the city.
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War between Odoacer and Theodoric
The War between Odoacer and Theodoric was a late 5th-century conflict in Italy in which the Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great overthrew the Germanic ruler Odoacer, leading to Ostrogothic control of the Italian peninsula.
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Capture of Rome
The Capture of Rome was the 1870 military seizure of the city by the Kingdom of Italy that ended papal temporal power and completed the unification of Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lombard invasion of Italy Target entity description: The Lombard invasion of Italy was the 6th-century migration and military campaign by the Germanic Lombards that led to their conquest of much of the Italian peninsula and the establishment of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
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A.
Saxon Wars
The Saxon Wars were a series of late 8th- and early 9th-century campaigns in which Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire fought to conquer and Christianize the pagan Saxon tribes in northern Germany.
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B.
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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C.
Sack of Rome 455 AD
The Sack of Rome in 455 AD was a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire, when the Vandal king Genseric led his forces in a two-week plundering of the city.
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D.
War between Odoacer and Theodoric
The War between Odoacer and Theodoric was a late 5th-century conflict in Italy in which the Ostrogothic leader Theodoric the Great overthrew the Germanic ruler Odoacer, leading to Ostrogothic control of the Italian peninsula.
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E.
Capture of Rome
The Capture of Rome was the 1870 military seizure of the city by the Kingdom of Italy that ended papal temporal power and completed the unification of Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century event
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historical event ⓘ migration ⓘ military invasion ⓘ |
| commander | Alboin ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
decline of Roman institutions in northern Italy
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fragmentation of political authority in Italy ⓘ |
| countryAffected | Italy ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Historia Langobardorum
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surface form:
Paul the Deacon's Historia Langobardorum
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| endTime | c. 572 ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Germanic peoples in late antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Lombard–Byzantine wars
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surface form:
Lombard–Byzantine conflicts
establishment of the Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ |
| follows |
Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
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surface form:
Gothic War (535–554)
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| hasCause |
power vacuum after the Gothic War
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pressure from Avars in Pannonia ⓘ weakening of Byzantine control in Italy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lombard advance into central Italy
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Lombard invasion of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lombard conquest of Pavia
Lombard invasion of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lombard conquest of northern Italy
Lombard settlement in the Po Valley ⓘ |
| involves |
migration of Lombard people
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military campaign ⓘ settlement of Lombard warriors and families ⓘ |
| ledBy | Alboin ⓘ |
| location |
Italian Peninsula
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Northern Italy ⓘ Pannonia ⓘ Po Valley ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Byzantine Empire
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Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ Lombards ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine garrisons in Italy
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Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna ⓘ
surface form:
Exarchate of Ravenna
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| partOf |
Migration Period in Europe
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surface form:
Migration Period
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| pointInTime | 6th century ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Arian Christianity among Lombards
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Catholic Christianity in Italy ⓘ |
| result |
Lombard conquest of much of Italy
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foundation of Lombard duchies ⓘ permanent Germanic settlement in Italy ⓘ reduction of Byzantine territories in Italy ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Beneventum
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surface form:
Benevento
Friuli ⓘ Milan ⓘ Pavia ⓘ Spoleto ⓘ Verona ⓘ |
| startTime | 568 ⓘ |
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Subject: Lombard invasion of Italy Description of subject: The Lombard invasion of Italy was the 6th-century migration and military campaign by the Germanic Lombards that led to their conquest of much of the Italian peninsula and the establishment of the Kingdom of the Lombards.
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