Battle of Cibalae
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The Battle of Cibalae was a pivotal 314 AD clash between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius that helped secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cibalae canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cibalae Context triple: [Constantinian civil war, hasPart, Battle of Cibalae]
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Battle of the Sabis
The Battle of the Sabis was a major 57 BC clash in Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, where Roman legions narrowly defeated the Nervii and their allies in northern Gaul.
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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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C.
Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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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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E.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cibalae Target entity description: The Battle of Cibalae was a pivotal 314 AD clash between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius that helped secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire.
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A.
Battle of the Sabis
The Battle of the Sabis was a major 57 BC clash in Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, where Roman legions narrowly defeated the Nervii and their allies in northern Gaul.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoInvolvedCommander | Crispus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rise of Constantine as sole ruler of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Constantine I
ⓘ
Licinius ⓘ
surface form:
Licinius I
|
| chronologicalOrder | early major victory of Constantine in the conflict with Licinius ⓘ |
| combatant |
Constantine I
ⓘ
Licinius ⓘ
surface form:
Licinius I
|
| conflictIn | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
Constantine gained control over most of the Balkans
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strengthened Constantine’s position in the Roman Empire ⓘ weakened Licinius’s territorial control ⓘ |
| date | 8 October 314 ⓘ |
| era |
Late Antiquity
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surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
| followedBy | Battle of Mardia ⓘ |
| foughtBetween | Western Roman Empire under Constantine I and Eastern Roman Empire under Licinius I ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | shifted balance of power in the eastern Balkans ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Tetrarchic and post-Tetrarchic period ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Croatia
ⓘ
Vinkovci ⓘ |
| militaryForce | Roman imperial armies on both sides ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | pitched field battle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire
ⓘ
one of the key clashes between rival Roman emperors ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Licinius I ⓘ |
| partOf |
Constantinian civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinian–Licinian civil wars
Roman civil wars of the Tetrarchic period ⓘ
surface form:
Roman imperial civil wars
|
| place | Cibalae ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle for supremacy between Constantine I and Licinius I ⓘ |
| precededBy | period of tension between Constantine I and Licinius I ⓘ |
| region | Pannonia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Chrysopolis
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Edict of Milan ⓘ |
| result | victory for Constantine I ⓘ |
| side |
forces of Constantine I
ⓘ
forces of Licinius I ⓘ |
| significance | decisive step toward Constantine’s eventual sole rule ⓘ |
| sourceType | ancient Roman historical accounts ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century
ⓘ
Constantinian period ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinian era
|
| year | 314 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cibalae Description of subject: The Battle of Cibalae was a pivotal 314 AD clash between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius that helped secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire.
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