Battle of Barbalissos
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The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Barbalissos canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Barbalissos Context triple: [Shapur I, battle, Battle of Barbalissos]
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Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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C.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Barbalissos Target entity description: The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
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A.
Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
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B.
Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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C.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander | Shapur I ⓘ |
| belligerentLeader |
Shapur I of the Sasanian Empire
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linked to:
Shapur I
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| combatant |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| commander | Shapur I ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Roman–Sasanian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman–Persian Wars
|
| date | c. 253 ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Shapur I inscription at Naqsh-e Rustam
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linked to:
Naqsh-e Rustam inscriptions
|
| describedIn | Res Gestae Divi Saporis ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sasanian campaign deep into Roman territory
ⓘ
Sasanian invasion of Roman Syria ⓘ
linked to:
Sasanian invasion of Roman Mesopotamia
Sasanian sack of Antioch ⓘ
linked to:
sack of Antioch
|
| historicalContext | Roman–Persian rivalry ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Syria ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enabling Shapur I’s large-scale raid into Roman provinces
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heavy Roman losses ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Roman general in Syria (name uncertain) ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Roman field army in Syria ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Sasanian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman–Sasanian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman–Persian Wars
Shapur I’s western campaigns ⓘ |
| place | Barbalissos ⓘ |
| region | Roman province of Syria ⓘ |
| result | Sasanian victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
opened route for Sasanian advance into Syria
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weakened Roman defenses in the East ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Barbalissos Description of subject: The Battle of Barbalissos was a major 3rd-century clash in which the Sasanian king Shapur I decisively defeated a large Roman army in Syria, paving the way for his devastating campaign into Roman territory.
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