Battle of Pistoria
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The Battle of Pistoria was the decisive 62 BC clash in which the Roman politician and conspirator Catiline was defeated and killed, effectively ending his attempted uprising against the Roman Republic.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Pistoria canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8310593 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pistoria Context triple: [Catiline, notableEvent, Battle of Pistoria]
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Battle of Acerrae
The Battle of Acerrae was a significant engagement during the Social (Marsic) War in which Roman forces clashed with Italian allies seeking citizenship and independence from Rome.
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Battle of Carpi
The Battle of Carpi was a 1701 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces clashed with Austrian troops in one of the conflict’s early campaigns.
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Battle of Calatafimi
The Battle of Calatafimi was an 1860 clash in Sicily during the Italian unification in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces defeated the Bourbon troops, boosting the momentum of his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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Battle of Italeni
The Battle of Italeni was a key 1838 clash during the conflicts between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom in what is now South Africa, marked by a significant Boer defeat that shaped the course of the Great Trek.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pistoria Target entity description: The Battle of Pistoria was the decisive 62 BC clash in which the Roman politician and conspirator Catiline was defeated and killed, effectively ending his attempted uprising against the Roman Republic.
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A.
Battle of Acerrae
The Battle of Acerrae was a significant engagement during the Social (Marsic) War in which Roman forces clashed with Italian allies seeking citizenship and independence from Rome.
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B.
Battle of Carpi
The Battle of Carpi was a 1701 engagement in the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces clashed with Austrian troops in one of the conflict’s early campaigns.
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C.
Battle of Calatafimi
The Battle of Calatafimi was an 1860 clash in Sicily during the Italian unification in which Giuseppe Garibaldi’s volunteer forces defeated the Bourbon troops, boosting the momentum of his campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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D.
Battle of Italeni
The Battle of Italeni was a key 1838 clash during the conflicts between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom in what is now South Africa, marked by a significant Boer defeat that shaped the course of the Great Trek.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Pistoia
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Altopascio
|
| associatedWith |
Gaius Antonius Hybrida
ⓘ
Lucius Sergius Catilina ⓘ
linked to:
Catiline
Marcus Tullius Cicero ⓘ
linked to:
Cicero
|
| belligerent |
Catiline's rebel forces
ⓘ
Forces of the Roman Senate ⓘ
linked to:
The Senate and People of Rome
|
| casualties | high on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Catiline's supporters
ⓘ
linked to:
Catiline
Roman Republican army ⓘ
linked to:
Roman army
|
| commander |
Gaius Antonius Hybrida
ⓘ
Lucius Sergius Catilina ⓘ
linked to:
Catiline
Marcus Petreius ⓘ
linked to:
Petreius
|
| conflictIn |
Catilinarian Conspiracy
ⓘ
linked to:
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae
|
| date | 62 BC ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae
ⓘ
works of Cicero ⓘ |
| ended | Catiline's military threat to Rome ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of senatorial control in Rome ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| location |
Etruria
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ near Pistoria ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Cicero's consulship
ⓘ
Roman Senate ⓘ |
| outcomeForCatiline | killed in battle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catilinarian Conspiracy
ⓘ
linked to:
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae
|
| precededBy | exposure of the Catilinarian Conspiracy in Rome ⓘ |
| primarySourceLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| result |
Decisive senatorial victory
ⓘ
Defeat of Catiline ⓘ
linked to:
Bellum Catilinae
End of Catilinarian uprising ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive battle of the Catilinarian Conspiracy
ⓘ
ended Catiline's attempted uprising against the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInPoliticalContext | struggle between populares and optimates in the late Republic ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 62 BC ⓘ |
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