Battle of Antioch (145 BCE)
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The Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) was a decisive Hellenistic-era clash near the Seleucid capital that helped determine control of the Seleucid Empire during the later stages of the Syrian Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4551135 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) Context triple: [Seventh Syrian War, significantEvent, Battle of Antioch (145 BCE)]
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A.
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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B.
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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C.
Roman–Seleucid War
The Roman–Seleucid War was a 2nd-century BC conflict in which the Roman Republic defeated the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus III, establishing Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Battle of Magnesia
The Battle of Magnesia was a decisive 190 BC clash in Asia Minor in which Roman forces and their allies defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III, marking a major shift of power in the Hellenistic world.
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E.
Battle of Ajnadayn
The Battle of Ajnadayn was a pivotal early 7th-century clash in which Rashidun Arab forces decisively defeated the Byzantine Empire in Palestine, opening the way for the Muslim conquest of the Levant.
- 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 Antioch (145 BCE) Target entity description: The Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) was a decisive Hellenistic-era clash near the Seleucid capital that helped determine control of the Seleucid Empire during the later stages of the Syrian Wars.
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A.
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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B.
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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C.
Roman–Seleucid War
The Roman–Seleucid War was a 2nd-century BC conflict in which the Roman Republic defeated the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus III, establishing Roman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Battle of Magnesia
The Battle of Magnesia was a decisive 190 BC clash in Asia Minor in which Roman forces and their allies defeated the Seleucid king Antiochus III, marking a major shift of power in the Hellenistic world.
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E.
Battle of Ajnadayn
The Battle of Ajnadayn was a pivotal early 7th-century clash in which Rashidun Arab forces decisively defeated the Byzantine Empire in Palestine, opening the way for the Muslim conquest of the Levant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| after | reign of Demetrius I Soter ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Syrian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Alexander Balas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid royal factions ⓘ |
| caused | shift in balance of power within the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| combatantType | Hellenistic monarchs ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Seleucid civil war (mid-2nd century BCE) ⓘ |
| date | 145 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| languageContext | Greek-speaking Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| near | Seleucid capital Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
accession of Demetrius II Nicator as Seleucid king
ⓘ
death of Alexander Balas ⓘ |
| partOf |
later stages of the Syrian Wars
ⓘ
struggles for the Seleucid throne ⓘ |
| place |
Seleucid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Antioch ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | Northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ptolemaic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | decisive victory for Alexander Balas’s opponents ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive for control of the Seleucid Empire
ⓘ
helped determine succession to the Seleucid throne ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) Description of subject: The Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) was a decisive Hellenistic-era clash near the Seleucid capital that helped determine control of the Seleucid Empire during the later stages of the Syrian Wars.
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