Roman–Parthian Wars
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The Roman–Parthian Wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over dominance in the Near East from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2055589 — 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)
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Target entity: Roman–Parthian Wars Context triple: [Roman army, participatedIn, Roman–Parthian Wars]
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Roman–Parthian War of 161–166
The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 was a major conflict between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, marked by Roman campaigns in Armenia and Mesopotamia that temporarily expanded Roman influence in the East.
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Roman–Palmyrene War
The Roman–Palmyrene War was a 3rd-century conflict in which the Roman Empire fought to suppress the breakaway Palmyrene Empire led by Queen Zenobia and restore imperial control over the Eastern provinces.
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Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
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Isaurian War
The Isaurian War was a late 5th-century conflict in the Eastern Roman Empire in which Emperor Zeno crushed a major rebellion by the Isaurian leaders who had once been his key supporters.
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Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
- 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)
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Target entity: Roman–Parthian Wars Target entity description: The Roman–Parthian Wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over dominance in the Near East from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
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Roman–Parthian War of 161–166
The Roman–Parthian War of 161–166 was a major conflict between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, marked by Roman campaigns in Armenia and Mesopotamia that temporarily expanded Roman influence in the East.
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Roman–Palmyrene War
The Roman–Palmyrene War was a 3rd-century conflict in which the Roman Empire fought to suppress the breakaway Palmyrene Empire led by Queen Zenobia and restore imperial control over the Eastern provinces.
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C.
Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
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D.
Isaurian War
The Isaurian War was a late 5th-century conflict in the Eastern Roman Empire in which Emperor Zeno crushed a major rebellion by the Isaurian leaders who had once been his key supporters.
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Dacian Wars
The Dacian Wars were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military campaigns in which Emperor Trajan conquered the Dacian kingdom, expanding the Roman Empire and securing its northeastern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient war
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Parthian Empire
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Roman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Roman–Persian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Sasanian Wars
|
| hasCause |
control of Armenia
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control of Mesopotamia ⓘ control of trade routes between Mediterranean and India ⓘ struggle for dominance in the Near East ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Armenia
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
Syria ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Carrhae
ⓘ
Battle of Mount Gindarus ⓘ Battle of Rhandeia ⓘ Lucius Verus’ campaign in Mesopotamia ⓘ Septimius Severus’ capture of Ctesiphon (198 CE) ⓘ siege of Jerusalem (37 BCE) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Jerusalem (37 BCE)
Trajan’s capture of Ctesiphon (116 CE) ⓘ |
| notableBelligerent |
Parthian Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Artabanus II of Parthia
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Augustus ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Hadrian ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ Lucius Verus ⓘ Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ Orodes II of Parthia ⓘ Septimius Severus ⓘ Tiberius ⓘ Trajan ⓘ Vologases I of Parthia ⓘ Vologases IV of Parthia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman–Persian Wars
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surface form:
Roman–Iranian conflicts
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| relatedTo |
History of Armenia
ⓘ
Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Sasanian Wars
Silk Road routes ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road trade
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| result |
mutual exhaustion of Rome and Parthia
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shifting control of Armenia ⓘ stalemate ⓘ temporary Roman occupations of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| significance |
defined eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
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preceded rise of the Sasanian Empire ⓘ shaped Roman foreign policy in the East ⓘ |
| startTime | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman–Parthian Wars Description of subject: The Roman–Parthian Wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire over dominance in the Near East from the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE.
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Roman–Parthian conflicts
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Roman–Parthian conflicts
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Roman–Parthian War
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Roman–Parthian conflicts
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Roman–Parthian conflicts
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Trajan’s Parthian campaign
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Roman–Parthian conflicts
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Roman–Parthian conflicts
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Roman–Parthian conflicts
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Roman–Parthian conflicts