Battle of Trebia
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The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Trebia | 9 |
| Battle of Trebia canonical | 4 |
| Battle of the Trebbia | 2 |
| Battle of the Trebbia (218 BC) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549733 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Trebia Context triple: [Hannibal, notableWork, Battle of Trebia]
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Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
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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 Pollentia
The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
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Battle of Zama
The Battle of Zama was the decisive 202 BCE clash in North Africa where Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian commander Hannibal, effectively ending Carthage’s power in the western Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Trebia Target entity description: The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.
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A.
Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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B.
Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
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C.
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 Pollentia
The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Battle of Zama
The Battle of Zama was the decisive 202 BCE clash in North Africa where Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated Carthaginian commander Hannibal, effectively ending Carthage’s power in the western Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Trebia
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Trebia
|
| belligerent |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthaginian army
ⓘ
Roman army ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal Barca
Scipio Africanus ⓘ
surface form:
Publius Cornelius Scipio
Tiberius Sempronius Longus ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| date | 218 BC ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
ⓘ
Polybius’ Histories ⓘ |
| era | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Lake Trasimene ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy Roman casualties
ⓘ
light to moderate Carthaginian casualties ⓘ |
| hasMainCommanderForCarthage |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal Barca
|
| hasMainCommanderForRome | Tiberius Sempronius Longus ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Carthaginian army
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian infantry
Numidian cavalry ⓘ Roman allied troops ⓘ Roman legion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman legions
|
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| involves |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| isEarlyBattleOf | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ |
| location |
Trebbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Trebia River
northern Italy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hannibal’s tactical superiority
ⓘ
Roman army lured across icy river ⓘ use of ambush tactics ⓘ use of concealed Carthaginian troops ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Carthaginian victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps
ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal’s Italian campaign
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| precededBy | Battle of the Ticinus ⓘ |
| result | Carthaginian victory ⓘ |
| riverCrossing |
Trebbia
ⓘ
surface form:
Trebia River
|
| strategicEffect |
strengthened Hannibal’s position in Italy
ⓘ
weakened Roman forces in northern Italy ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear |
Placentia
ⓘ
modern Emilia-Romagna region ⓘ |
| year | 218 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Trebia Description of subject: The Battle of Trebia was a major early victory for Hannibal during the Second Punic War, where his Carthaginian forces decisively defeated a larger Roman army in northern Italy in 218 BC.
Referenced by (16)
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