Battle of the Campus Mauriacus
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The Battle of the Campus Mauriacus was a major 5th-century clash in Gaul where Roman and allied forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of the Campus Mauriacus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Campus Mauriacus Context triple: [Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, hasAlias, Battle of the Campus Mauriacus]
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Battle of Campus Ergenus
The Battle of Campus Ergenus was a 4th-century clash in which the Roman emperor Licinius fought to secure his power during the civil wars of the Tetrarchic period.
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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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C.
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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Battle of Civitate
The Battle of Civitate was an 11th-century clash in southern Italy in 1053 in which Norman forces decisively defeated a papal army led by Pope Leo IX, reshaping the balance of power in the region.
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Battle of Trocadero
The Battle of Trocadero was an 1823 French military victory near Cádiz, Spain, in which French forces restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by capturing the fortified headland of Trocadero from liberal constitutionalists.
- 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 the Campus Mauriacus Target entity description: The Battle of the Campus Mauriacus was a major 5th-century clash in Gaul where Roman and allied forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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A.
Battle of Campus Ergenus
The Battle of Campus Ergenus was a 4th-century clash in which the Roman emperor Licinius fought to secure his power during the civil wars of the Tetrarchic period.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Battle of Civitate
The Battle of Civitate was an 11th-century clash in southern Italy in 1053 in which Norman forces decisively defeated a papal army led by Pope Leo IX, reshaping the balance of power in the region.
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E.
Battle of Trocadero
The Battle of Trocadero was an 1823 French military victory near Cádiz, Spain, in which French forces restored King Ferdinand VII’s absolute rule by capturing the fortified headland of Trocadero from liberal constitutionalists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century conflict
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battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
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surface form:
Battle of Châlons
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ |
| approximateCasualties | very high on both sides ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Attila the Hun
ⓘ
surface form:
Hunnic ruler Attila
Theodoric I ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic King Theodoric I
Valentinian III ⓘ
surface form:
Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III
|
| associatedWith |
Aetius
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Aetius, "the last of the Romans"
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| belligerent |
Alans
ⓘ
Burgundians ⓘ Huns ⓘ Ostrogoths allied with the Huns ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Huns
ⓘ
Battles involving the Visigoths ⓘ Battles involving the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| century | 5th century ⓘ |
| commander |
Attila the Hun
ⓘ
Aetius ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Aetius
Theodoric I ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Hunnic invasions of Gaul ⓘ |
| date | 451 ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | Attila the Hun's invasion of Italy ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | exact location remains uncertain ⓘ |
| historicalSources |
Jordanes
ⓘ
Prosper of Aquitaine ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryAlliance |
Visigothic–Roman conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman-Visigothic coalition
|
| location |
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
ⓘ
surface form:
Catalaunian Plains
Gaul ⓘ near Châlons-en-Champagne ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | combined Roman regulars and barbarian federate troops ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Theodoric I ⓘ |
| outcome |
Hunnic invasions of Gaul
ⓘ
surface form:
Attila withdrew from Gaul
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| partOf | Attila the Hun's invasion of Western Roman Gaul ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hunnic invasion of Gaul in 451 ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentOf | Attila the Hun ⓘ |
| region | Western Europe ⓘ |
| result |
halted Attila the Hun's advance into Western Europe
ⓘ
strategic Roman-Visigothic victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Hunnic expansion in Western Europe
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one of the last major victories of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| year | 451 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of the Campus Mauriacus Description of subject: The Battle of the Campus Mauriacus was a major 5th-century clash in Gaul where Roman and allied forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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