Treaty of Brundisium
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The Treaty of Brundisium was a political agreement in 40 BC that temporarily resolved tensions within the Second Triumvirate by dividing control of the Roman world among Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Brundisium canonical | 4 |
| Pact of Brundisium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8312549 — 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: Treaty of Brundisium Context triple: [Brundisium, hasEvent, Treaty of Brundisium]
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A.
Treaty of Plussa
The Treaty of Plussa was a 1583 peace agreement between Russia and Sweden that temporarily ended hostilities in the Livonian War and ceded several key Baltic territories to Swedish control.
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B.
Treaty of Nymphaeum
The Treaty of Nymphaeum was a 1261 alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa that granted Genoa extensive commercial privileges and helped establish its dominance in Black Sea trade.
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C.
Peace of Venice
The Peace of Venice was a 1177 treaty that ended the conflict between the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and the Lombard League, restoring papal-imperial relations in medieval Europe.
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D.
Treaty of Kardis
The Treaty of Kardis was a 1661 peace agreement between Sweden and Russia that confirmed Swedish control over territories in the Baltic region at the end of the Russo-Swedish War.
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E.
Treaty of Apamea
The Treaty of Apamea was a 188 BC peace agreement that ended the Roman–Seleucid War by forcing Antiochus III to cede his territories in Asia Minor, drastically limiting Seleucid power and expanding Roman influence in the eastern Mediterranean.
- 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: Treaty of Brundisium Target entity description: The Treaty of Brundisium was a political agreement in 40 BC that temporarily resolved tensions within the Second Triumvirate by dividing control of the Roman world among Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus.
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A.
Treaty of Plussa
The Treaty of Plussa was a 1583 peace agreement between Russia and Sweden that temporarily ended hostilities in the Livonian War and ceded several key Baltic territories to Swedish control.
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B.
Treaty of Nymphaeum
The Treaty of Nymphaeum was a 1261 alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa that granted Genoa extensive commercial privileges and helped establish its dominance in Black Sea trade.
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C.
Peace of Venice
The Peace of Venice was a 1177 treaty that ended the conflict between the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and the Lombard League, restoring papal-imperial relations in medieval Europe.
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D.
Treaty of Kardis
The Treaty of Kardis was a 1661 peace agreement between Sweden and Russia that confirmed Swedish control over territories in the Baltic region at the end of the Russo-Swedish War.
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E.
Treaty of Apamea
The Treaty of Apamea was a 188 BC peace agreement that ended the Roman–Seleucid War by forcing Antiochus III to cede his territories in Asia Minor, drastically limiting Seleucid power and expanding Roman influence in the eastern Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient treaty
ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pact of Brundisium
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Brundisium
|
| assignedTerritoryTo |
Lepidus
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Mark Antony ⓘ Octavian ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| cause | conflict between Octavian and Mark Antony ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman civil wars (44–31 BC)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman civil wars
|
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| date | 40 BC ⓘ |
| effect |
confirmation of Lepidus’s position in Africa
ⓘ
division of Roman territories between Octavian and Mark Antony ⓘ temporary stabilization of the Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Tarentum ⓘ |
| follows |
Perusine War
ⓘ
growing tensions within the Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| grantedControlOf |
Africa to Lepidus
ⓘ
the eastern provinces to Mark Antony ⓘ the western provinces to Octavian ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brundisium ⓘ |
| participant |
Lepidus
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Mark Antony ⓘ Octavian ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| place |
Brundisium
ⓘ
Brundisium, Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Brundisium
Brundisium, Roman Republic ⓘ
linked to:
Brundisium
|
| precededBy | Treaty of Misenum ⓘ |
| purpose |
to divide control of the Roman world among the triumvirs
ⓘ
to resolve tensions within the Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman civil wars
ⓘ
Second Triumvirate ⓘ transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire ⓘ |
| result |
postponement of open war between Octavian and Mark Antony
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renewal of political alliance between Octavian and Mark Antony ⓘ |
| signatory |
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaius Julius Caesar (Augustus)
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ |
| significance |
important milestone in the breakdown of the Roman Republic
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key step in the power-sharing arrangements after Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Brundisium Description of subject: The Treaty of Brundisium was a political agreement in 40 BC that temporarily resolved tensions within the Second Triumvirate by dividing control of the Roman world among Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Treaty of Brundisium