Battle of Syllaeum (677)
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The Battle of Syllaeum (677) was a major naval clash in which the Byzantine fleet decisively defeated the Arab navy off the coast of Asia Minor, helping to halt the early Muslim advance in the eastern Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Syllaeum (677) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Syllaeum (677) Context triple: [Byzantine navy, significantEvent, Battle of Syllaeum (677)]
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Dara (530)
The Battle of Dara (530) was a major clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in which the general Belisarius won a notable victory that helped establish his military reputation.
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Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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Battle of Marj Rahit (684)
The Battle of Marj Rahit (684) was a decisive early Umayyad victory during the Second Fitna that solidified Marwan I’s claim to the caliphate and deepened divisions within the early Islamic community.
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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
- 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: Battle of Syllaeum (677) Target entity description: The Battle of Syllaeum (677) was a major naval clash in which the Byzantine fleet decisively defeated the Arab navy off the coast of Asia Minor, helping to halt the early Muslim advance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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A.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Battle of Dara (530)
The Battle of Dara (530) was a major clash between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire in which the general Belisarius won a notable victory that helped establish his military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Lugos
The Battle of Lugos was a late 17th-century engagement in the Great Turkish War between Habsburg and Ottoman forces in the Kingdom of Hungary.
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D.
Battle of Marj Rahit (684)
The Battle of Marj Rahit (684) was a decisive early Umayyad victory during the Second Fitna that solidified Marwan I’s claim to the caliphate and deepened divisions within the early Islamic community.
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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 (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
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Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | fought after the initial Arab advances into the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| combatant |
Arab naval forces
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surface form:
Arab navy
Byzantine fleet ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Arab Wars
|
| conflictType | naval warfare ⓘ |
| date | 677 ⓘ |
| effect |
halted early Muslim advance in the eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
secured Byzantine control of parts of the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| era | 7th century ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early phase of the Arab–Byzantine naval struggle ⓘ |
| location |
near Syllaeum
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off the coast of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| opponent | Byzantine fleet vs Arab navy ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of the Arab navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Arab siege of Constantinople (674–678)
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surface form:
First Arab siege of Constantinople
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| region | eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| result | Byzantine victory ⓘ |
| significance | major naval clash between Byzantines and Arabs ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
contributed to the failure of early Muslim attempts to dominate the eastern Mediterranean sea lanes
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helped protect Byzantine Asia Minor coasts ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Arab warships
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Byzantine warships ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Syllaeum (677) Description of subject: The Battle of Syllaeum (677) was a major naval clash in which the Byzantine fleet decisively defeated the Arab navy off the coast of Asia Minor, helping to halt the early Muslim advance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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