Battle of Fucine Lake
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The Battle of Fucine Lake was a significant engagement during the Roman Social (Marsic) War in which Roman forces clashed with Italian allies near Lake Fucinus in central Italy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Fucine Lake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8227042 — 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 Fucine Lake Context triple: [Marsic War, notableBattle, Battle of Fucine Lake]
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Battle of Trebia
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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B.
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Lake Trasimene
The Battle of Lake Trasimene was a major Carthaginian victory in 217 BC during the Second Punic War, where Hannibal famously ambushed and annihilated a Roman army in one of history’s largest and most successful ambushes.
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D.
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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Battle of Asculum
The Battle of Asculum was a major engagement in 279 BC in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at heavy cost, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Fucine Lake Target entity description: The Battle of Fucine Lake was a significant engagement during the Roman Social (Marsic) War in which Roman forces clashed with Italian allies near Lake Fucinus in central Italy.
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A.
Battle of Trebia
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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B.
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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C.
Battle of Lake Trasimene
The Battle of Lake Trasimene was a major Carthaginian victory in 217 BC during the Second Punic War, where Hannibal famously ambushed and annihilated a Roman army in one of history’s largest and most successful ambushes.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Asculum
The Battle of Asculum was a major engagement in 279 BC in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at heavy cost, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Italian rebels
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Marsic forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Italian allied forces
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Roman forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Italian allies
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ socii ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| date | 89 BC ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy Roman casualties ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Lucius Porcius Cato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quintus Poppaedius Silo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fucine Lake
NERFINISHED
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Lake Fucinus NERFINISHED ⓘ central Italy ⓘ |
| near | Alba Fucens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Lucius Porcius Cato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Roman defeat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marsic War
NERFINISHED
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Social War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Abruzzo area ⓘ |
| result | Italian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
important victory for Italian allies
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major engagement of the Social War ⓘ |
| war |
Marsic War
NERFINISHED
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Social War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Fucine Lake Description of subject: The Battle of Fucine Lake was a significant engagement during the Roman Social (Marsic) War in which Roman forces clashed with Italian allies near Lake Fucinus in central Italy.
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