revolt of Illus
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The revolt of Illus was a late 5th-century rebellion led by the powerful Isaurian general Illus against the Eastern Roman emperor Zeno, reflecting the intense court and military rivalries of the period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illus revolt | 1 |
| revolt of Illus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8310985 — 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: revolt of Illus Context triple: [Tarasicodissa, notableEvent, revolt of Illus]
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A.
Revolt
Revolt is a music-oriented digital cable television network and media company founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs that focuses on hip-hop culture, news, and lifestyle content.
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B.
Révolte
Révolte is a section of Charles Baudelaire’s poetry collection *Les Fleurs du mal* that explores themes of rebellion, blasphemy, and defiance against divine and moral authority.
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C.
Saur Revolution
The Saur Revolution was the 1978 coup in Afghanistan that brought a communist government to power, triggering internal conflict and ultimately leading to Soviet military intervention.
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D.
Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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E.
Lares Uprising
The Lares Uprising was an 1868 armed rebellion in Puerto Rico against Spanish colonial rule, regarded as a key symbol of the island’s struggle for independence.
- 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: revolt of Illus Target entity description: The revolt of Illus was a late 5th-century rebellion led by the powerful Isaurian general Illus against the Eastern Roman emperor Zeno, reflecting the intense court and military rivalries of the period.
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A.
Revolt
Revolt is a music-oriented digital cable television network and media company founded by Sean "Diddy" Combs that focuses on hip-hop culture, news, and lifestyle content.
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B.
Révolte
Révolte is a section of Charles Baudelaire’s poetry collection *Les Fleurs du mal* that explores themes of rebellion, blasphemy, and defiance against divine and moral authority.
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C.
Saur Revolution
The Saur Revolution was the 1978 coup in Afghanistan that brought a communist government to power, triggering internal conflict and ultimately leading to Soviet military intervention.
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D.
Sheba’s rebellion
Sheba’s rebellion was a brief insurrection against King David in the Hebrew Bible, led by the Benjaminite Sheba son of Bichri and recounted in 2 Samuel.
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E.
Lares Uprising
The Lares Uprising was an 1868 armed rebellion in Puerto Rico against Spanish colonial rule, regarded as a key symbol of the island’s struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | late 5th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| describedIn |
Byzantine historical sources
ⓘ
Chronicon Paschale ⓘ works of Evagrius Scholasticus ⓘ |
| endTime | 488 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
court rivalries in Constantinople
ⓘ
deterioration of relations between Illus and Emperor Zeno ⓘ military rivalries in the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ personal enmity between Illus and Empress Verina ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
continued instability in the Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
further alienation of some provincial elites ⓘ weakening of Isaurian influence at court ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Antioch
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Cilicia ⓘ Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Isauria ⓘ Papirius fortress ⓘ Syrian frontier ⓘ Tarsus ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
installation of Leontius as emperor
ⓘ
overthrow of Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Eastern Roman imperial army
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine armed forces
Illus ⓘ Isaurian troops ⓘ Leontius ⓘ Pamphylian and Cilician cities ⓘ Theodoric Strabo’s followers ⓘ Verina ⓘ Zeno ⓘ |
| leader | Illus ⓘ |
| opponent | Zeno ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Emperor Zeno
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Roman emperor Zeno
imperial loyalist generals ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Roman political conflicts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Isaurian War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
internal conflicts of the Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
revolt of Marcian ⓘ |
| result |
death of Illus
ⓘ
defeat of the rebels ⓘ execution of Leontius ⓘ strengthening of Zeno’s position ⓘ victory of Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| startTime | 484 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Empress Verina
ⓘ
linked to:
Aelia Verina
Leontius ⓘ |
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Subject: revolt of Illus Description of subject: The revolt of Illus was a late 5th-century rebellion led by the powerful Isaurian general Illus against the Eastern Roman emperor Zeno, reflecting the intense court and military rivalries of the period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: revolt of Illus