Italic Confederation
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The Italic Confederation was an alliance of central Italian tribes, notably the Marsi and their neighbors, that united in opposition to Rome during the Social War (91–88 BCE) to demand Roman citizenship and political rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italic Confederation canonical | 1 |
| the so‑called Italic Confederation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8227087 — 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: Italic Confederation Context triple: [Marsic Confederation, alsoKnownAs, Italic Confederation]
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A.
Linea Gotica
Linea Gotica was a major German defensive line in northern Italy during World War II, designed to halt the Allied advance through the Italian peninsula.
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B.
Old Italic script
Old Italic script is an ancient family of writing systems used on the Italian peninsula, from which the Latin alphabet ultimately evolved.
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C.
North Italic alphabet
The North Italic alphabet is an ancient family of scripts used in northern Italy, derived from the Etruscan alphabet and employed to write several local languages including Raetic.
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D.
Lombard
Lombard is a Gallo-Italic Romance language traditionally spoken in and around Milan and across much of Lombardy in northern Italy.
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E.
Western Old Italic
Western Old Italic is an ancient Italic writing system used in central Italy, from which several regional alphabets such as Faliscan and Etruscan were derived.
- 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: Italic Confederation Target entity description: The Italic Confederation was an alliance of central Italian tribes, notably the Marsi and their neighbors, that united in opposition to Rome during the Social War (91–88 BCE) to demand Roman citizenship and political rights.
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A.
Linea Gotica
Linea Gotica was a major German defensive line in northern Italy during World War II, designed to halt the Allied advance through the Italian peninsula.
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B.
Old Italic script
Old Italic script is an ancient family of writing systems used on the Italian peninsula, from which the Latin alphabet ultimately evolved.
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C.
North Italic alphabet
The North Italic alphabet is an ancient family of scripts used in northern Italy, derived from the Etruscan alphabet and employed to write several local languages including Raetic.
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D.
Lombard
Lombard is a Gallo-Italic Romance language traditionally spoken in and around Milan and across much of Lombardy in northern Italy.
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E.
Western Old Italic
Western Old Italic is an ancient Italic writing system used in central Italy, from which several regional alphabets such as Faliscan and Etruscan were derived.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient political alliance
ⓘ
anti-Roman coalition ⓘ military confederation ⓘ |
| activeInConflict |
Social War (91–88 BCE)
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linked to:
Social War (91–88 BC)
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| alsoKnownAs |
Confederation of the Italici
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian confederation
Italian Confederation ⓘ
linked to:
Italian confederation
|
| capital |
Corfinium
ⓘ
Italica (renamed Corfinium) ⓘ |
| demandDirectedAt |
Roman Senate
ⓘ
Roman popular assemblies ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | Roman concessions of citizenship during the Social War ⓘ |
| endTime | 88 BCE ⓘ |
| formedFor |
demanding Roman citizenship
ⓘ
demanding political rights within the Roman state ⓘ |
| hadCurrency | coinage inscribed ITALIA ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Frentani
ⓘ
Hirpini ⓘ Lucani ⓘ Marrucini ⓘ Marsi ⓘ Marsi and their neighbors ⓘ Paeligni ⓘ Peligni ⓘ Picentes ⓘ Samnites ⓘ Vestini ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Roman expansion in Italy
ⓘ
status of socii (Italian allies) under Rome ⓘ |
| introducedInstitution |
common federal government
ⓘ
common magistrates ⓘ common senate ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Latin
ⓘ
Oscan ⓘ |
| legalStatus | not recognized as sovereign by Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Italy ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
besieged Roman-held cities in Italy
ⓘ
raised armies against Rome ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
equal voting rights in Roman assemblies
ⓘ
full Roman citizenship for allied Italian communities ⓘ |
| region | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| resultedIn | extension of Roman citizenship to many Italians ⓘ |
| startTime | 91 BCE ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | personification of Italia ⓘ |
| territoryOverlapped | Apennine regions of central Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Italic Confederation Description of subject: The Italic Confederation was an alliance of central Italian tribes, notably the Marsi and their neighbors, that united in opposition to Rome during the Social War (91–88 BCE) to demand Roman citizenship and political rights.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Italic Confederation