Battle of Baecula
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The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Baecula canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Battle of Baecula Context triple: [Mago Barca, battle, Battle of Baecula]
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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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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 Cibalae
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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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.
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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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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Baecula Target entity description: The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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A.
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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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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Battle of Cibalae
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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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.
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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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Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement of the Second Punic War ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barcid family
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Roman–Carthaginian rivalry in Iberia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commander |
Hasdrubal Barca
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Scipio Africanus ⓘ
surface form:
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Carthaginian-controlled Hispania ⓘ |
| date | 208 BC ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Metaurus
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Hasdrubal Barca’s march to Italy ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource |
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
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Polybius’ Histories ⓘ
surface form:
Polybius’s Histories
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| historicalRegion | Hispania Ulterior ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryLeader |
Hasdrubal Barca
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Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| location |
Hispania (probable)
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surface form:
Hispania
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Roman campaign to expel Carthage from Hispania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Baecula ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early independent command of Scipio Africanus
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failure to prevent Hasdrubal’s escape toward Italy ⓘ weakening Carthaginian position in Hispania ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Hasdrubal Barca
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Scipio Africanus ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Carthaginian army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman campaigns in Hispania
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Scipio Africanus’s Iberian campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Upper Baetis ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| sideLost | Carthaginian Empire ⓘ |
| sideWon | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
enabled further Roman advances in Hispania
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reduction of Carthaginian control in Iberia ⓘ |
| theatre |
Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania
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surface form:
Iberian theatre of the Second Punic War
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| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 208 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Baecula Description of subject: The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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