Battle of Corupedium
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The Battle of Corupedium was the final major clash between Alexander the Great’s successors, in which Lysimachus was defeated and killed by Seleucus I in 281 BC, effectively ending the Wars of the Diadochi.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Corupedium canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Corupedium Context triple: [Diadochi, notableEvent, Battle of Corupedium]
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Battle of Baecula
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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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 Maurica
The Battle of Maurica, better known as the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, was a major 451 AD clash in Roman Gaul where Roman and Visigothic forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Corupedium Target entity description: The Battle of Corupedium was the final major clash between Alexander the Great’s successors, in which Lysimachus was defeated and killed by Seleucus I in 281 BC, effectively ending the Wars of the Diadochi.
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A.
Battle of Baecula
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Maurica
The Battle of Maurica, better known as the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, was a major 451 AD clash in Roman Gaul where Roman and Visigothic forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic battle
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battle ⓘ |
| after | Battle of Ipsus ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Seleucus I gained control over Lysimachus’s territories in Asia Minor
ⓘ
Seleucus I prepared to invade Macedonia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexander the Great’s legacy ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Lysimachus
ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| cause | rivalry between Lysimachus and Seleucus I over control of Asia Minor and Macedonia ⓘ |
| combatantRoleOf |
Lysimachus
ⓘ
surface form:
Lysimachus as king of Thrace, Asia Minor, and Macedonia
Seleucus I as ruler of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Lysimachus
ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| date | 281 BC ⓘ |
| ended | territorial struggles among the Diadochi ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| foughtBetween | successor states of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hellenistic Greek world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Lydia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| location | Corupedium ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Lysimachus ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Wars of the Diadochi
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surface form:
Wars among the Diadochi
|
| result |
death of Lysimachus
ⓘ
defeat of Lysimachus ⓘ end of the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ victory of Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| significance |
collapse of Lysimachus’s kingdom
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decisive victory for the Seleucid Empire ⓘ final major battle between Alexander the Great’s successors ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Sardis ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | succession war ⓘ |
| year | 281 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Corupedium Description of subject: The Battle of Corupedium was the final major clash between Alexander the Great’s successors, in which Lysimachus was defeated and killed by Seleucus I in 281 BC, effectively ending the Wars of the Diadochi.
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