Battle of Andros
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The Battle of Andros was a Hellenistic-era naval clash in the Aegean Sea in which the Ptolemaic fleet suffered a significant defeat that weakened its maritime dominance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Andros canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Andros Context triple: [Ptolemaic navy, notableEngagement, Battle of Andros]
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Battle of Akroinon
The Battle of Akroinon was a major 8th-century clash in Asia Minor in which the Byzantine Empire won a significant victory over the Umayyad Caliphate, helping to halt large-scale Arab incursions into Byzantine territory.
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Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
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Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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Battle of Imbros
The Battle of Imbros was a 1918 naval engagement in the Aegean Sea during World War I, in which British forces defeated an Ottoman squadron attempting to disrupt Allied control of the region.
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Battle of the Oinousses Islands
The Battle of the Oinousses Islands was a significant late-17th-century naval engagement between Venetian and Ottoman fleets in the Aegean Sea, notable for its impact on control of maritime routes during the Morean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Andros Target entity description: The Battle of Andros was a Hellenistic-era naval clash in the Aegean Sea in which the Ptolemaic fleet suffered a significant defeat that weakened its maritime dominance.
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A.
Battle of Akroinon
The Battle of Akroinon was a major 8th-century clash in Asia Minor in which the Byzantine Empire won a significant victory over the Umayyad Caliphate, helping to halt large-scale Arab incursions into Byzantine territory.
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Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
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C.
Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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Battle of Imbros
The Battle of Imbros was a 1918 naval engagement in the Aegean Sea during World War I, in which British forces defeated an Ottoman squadron attempting to disrupt Allied control of the region.
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E.
Battle of the Oinousses Islands
The Battle of the Oinousses Islands was a significant late-17th-century naval engagement between Venetian and Ottoman fleets in the Aegean Sea, notable for its impact on control of maritime routes during the Morean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-era battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antigonid naval resurgence
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Ptolemaic control of the Aegean ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Antigonid Macedon
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Kingdom of Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Antigonus II Gonatas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy III Euergetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ptolemaic–Antigonid conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
strengthening of Antigonid control in the Aegean Sea
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weakening of Ptolemaic naval dominance in the Aegean ⓘ |
| date | c. 246–245 BC ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | Ptolemaic fleet suffered heavy losses ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Macedonian fleet
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Ptolemaic navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | island of Andros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Antigonid Macedon
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the Ptolemaic fleet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Syrian Wars
NERFINISHED
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Third Syrian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
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near the island of Andros ⓘ |
| result | Antigonid victory ⓘ |
| significance | marked decline of Ptolemaic maritime supremacy in the Aegean ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Andros Description of subject: The Battle of Andros was a Hellenistic-era naval clash in the Aegean Sea in which the Ptolemaic fleet suffered a significant defeat that weakened its maritime dominance.
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