Battle of Lake Regillus
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The Battle of Lake Regillus was a legendary early 5th-century BC clash between the Roman Republic and the Latin forces of the exiled king Tarquinius Superbus, famed for the supposed divine intervention of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, on Rome’s behalf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Lake Regillus canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Lake Regillus Context triple: [Temple of Castor and Pollux, mythologicalAssociation, Battle of Lake Regillus]
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Battle of Corfinium
The Battle of Corfinium was an early engagement in 49 BC during Julius Caesar’s civil war in which Caesar besieged and captured the city of Corfinium, securing a key strategic and psychological advantage over the senatorial forces.
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Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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Battle of Trebia
The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Lake Regillus Target entity description: The Battle of Lake Regillus was a legendary early 5th-century BC clash between the Roman Republic and the Latin forces of the exiled king Tarquinius Superbus, famed for the supposed divine intervention of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, on Rome’s behalf.
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A.
Battle of Corfinium
The Battle of Corfinium was an early engagement in 49 BC during Julius Caesar’s civil war in which Caesar besieged and captured the city of Corfinium, securing a key strategic and psychological advantage over the senatorial forces.
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B.
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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D.
Battle of Trebia
The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.
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E.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
legendary event ⓘ |
| aimOfOpponents | restore Tarquinian monarchy in Rome ⓘ |
| aimOfRome | prevent restoration of monarchy ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 499–493 BC ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castor
ⓘ
Dioskouroi ⓘ
surface form:
Dioscuri
Pollux ⓘ Lucius Tarquinius Superbus ⓘ
surface form:
Tarquinius Superbus
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| belligerent |
Latin League
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| combatantsType |
Latin League
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin League forces
Roman citizen army ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Aulus Postumius Albus
ⓘ
Titus Aebutius Helva ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Temple of Castor and Pollux
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum
|
| conflictOf |
Latin War
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Latin wars
|
| consequence | consolidation of Roman control over Latium ⓘ |
| date | early 5th century BC ⓘ |
| era | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| famedFor |
legendary appearance of the Dioscuri fighting for Rome
ⓘ
supposed divine intervention of Castor and Pollux ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy |
key episode in Roman patriotic tradition
ⓘ
symbol of divine favor for the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Roman foundation myths
ⓘ
Roman religious tradition ⓘ |
| militaryType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
consular leadership
ⓘ
integration of myth and history in Roman narrative ⓘ |
| opponent |
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarquinius Superbus
exiled Roman kings supporters ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Octavius Mamilius ⓘ |
| outcome | Roman dominance over Latins strengthened ⓘ |
| partOf | early Roman Republic history ⓘ |
| place |
Latium
ⓘ
near Lake Regillus ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle between Rome and Latin cities ⓘ |
| region | central Italy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
early Roman–Latin political relations
ⓘ
expulsion of the Roman kings ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | vows and cult of the Dioscuri in Rome ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| source |
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Lake Regillus Description of subject: The Battle of Lake Regillus was a legendary early 5th-century BC clash between the Roman Republic and the Latin forces of the exiled king Tarquinius Superbus, famed for the supposed divine intervention of the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, on Rome’s behalf.
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