Justinianic Wars
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The Justinianic Wars were a series of 6th-century military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to reconquer former Western Roman territories from various Germanic kingdoms and restore imperial control around the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Justinianic Wars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Justinianic Wars Context triple: [Vandalic War in North Africa, partOf, Justinianic Wars]
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Arab–Byzantine wars
The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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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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Anastasian War
The Anastasian War was a late 5th–early 6th century conflict between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire, notable for its sieges, frontier fortifications, and role in reshaping power dynamics in the 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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Justinianic Wars Target entity description: The Justinianic Wars were a series of 6th-century military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to reconquer former Western Roman territories from various Germanic kingdoms and restore imperial control around the Mediterranean.
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A.
Arab–Byzantine wars
The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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B.
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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C.
Anastasian War
The Anastasian War was a late 5th–early 6th century conflict between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire, notable for its sieges, frontier fortifications, and role in reshaping power dynamics in the 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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
6th-century conflict
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Byzantine–Germanic wars ⓘ series of wars ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ Sasanian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Sassanian Empire
Vandal Kingdom ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ various Germanic kingdoms ⓘ |
| chronology | 6th century ⓘ |
| commander |
Belisarius
ⓘ
Justinian I ⓘ Narses ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Procopius
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surface form:
Procopius of Caesarea
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| endTime | 565 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Lombard invasion of Italy
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Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
further Byzantine–Sassanian wars
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| goal | renovatio imperii ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Roman–Persian Wars
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surface form:
Byzantine–Sassanian War of 540–562
Byzantine–Visigothic conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Visigothic conflicts in Hispania
Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic War (535–554)
Iberian War ⓘ
surface form:
Iberian War (Byzantine–Sassanian War of 526–532)
Lazic War ⓘ Vandalic War in North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Vandalic War
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| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| location |
Balkans
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Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Italy ⓘ Mediterranean Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean basin
North Africa ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
reconquest of former Western Roman Empire territories
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restoration of Roman imperial control around the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Justinian I ⓘ |
| opponent | Germanic successor states of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | reign of Justinian I ⓘ |
| result |
Byzantine foothold in southern Hispania
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conquest of Vandal Kingdom in North Africa ⓘ exhaustion of Byzantine financial and military resources ⓘ heavy devastation of Italy ⓘ strengthening of Byzantine presence in the western Mediterranean ⓘ temporary restoration of imperial control over Italy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Forum Gallorum
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surface form:
battle of Busta Gallorum
Battle of Taginae ⓘ
surface form:
battle of Taginae
Battle of Tricamarum ⓘ
surface form:
battle of Tricamarum
capture of Ravenna (540) ⓘ reconquest of Carthage (533) ⓘ Siege of Rome (537–538) ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Rome (537–538)
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| startTime | 527 ⓘ |
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