Battle of Gabiene
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The Battle of Gabiene was a decisive clash during the Wars of the Diadochi in 316 BC, where Antigonus I Monophthalmus defeated Eumenes, significantly advancing his bid to control Alexander the Great’s former empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Gabiene canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8345688 — 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 Gabiene Context triple: [Antigonus I Monophthalmus, notableBattle, Battle of Gabiene]
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Battle of Taginae
The Battle of Taginae was a decisive 552 AD clash in the Gothic War in which the Byzantine general Narses defeated and killed the Ostrogothic king Totila, helping to restore imperial control over Italy under Emperor Justinian I.
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Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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Battle of Cibalae
The Battle of Cibalae was a pivotal 314 AD clash between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius that helped secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire.
- 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: Battle of Gabiene Target entity description: The Battle of Gabiene was a decisive clash during the Wars of the Diadochi in 316 BC, where Antigonus I Monophthalmus defeated Eumenes, significantly advancing his bid to control Alexander the Great’s former empire.
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A.
Battle of Taginae
The Battle of Taginae was a decisive 552 AD clash in the Gothic War in which the Byzantine general Narses defeated and killed the Ostrogothic king Totila, helping to restore imperial control over Italy under Emperor Justinian I.
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B.
Battle of Argaum
The Battle of Argaum was a decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha Confederacy in central India.
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C.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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D.
Battle of Baecula
The Battle of Baecula was a major engagement of the Second Punic War in 208 BC in Hispania, where Roman forces under Scipio Africanus defeated a Carthaginian army led by Hasdrubal Barca.
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E.
Battle of Cibalae
The Battle of Cibalae was a pivotal 314 AD clash between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius that helped secure Constantine’s dominance in the later Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aftereffect | strengthened Antigonus’s bid to control Alexander the Great’s former empire ⓘ |
| aftermath | Antigonus gained control over Eumenes’s army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eumenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Diadochi
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Battles of Antigonus I Monophthalmus NERFINISHED ⓘ Battles of Eumenes of Cardia ⓘ |
| causeOf |
capture of Eumenes
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end of Eumenes’s resistance to Antigonus ⓘ execution of Eumenes ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | late phase of the Second War of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
forces of Antigonus I Monophthalmus
ⓘ
forces of Eumenes of Cardia ⓘ |
| commander |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
NERFINISHED
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Eumenes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 316 BC ⓘ |
| era | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| followed | Battle of Paraitakene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtBetween | Diadochi factions ⓘ |
| foughtFor | control of the Asian territories of Alexander the Great’s empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
Argyraspides
NERFINISHED
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Macedonian phalanx ⓘ cavalry ⓘ war elephants ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iranian plateau
NERFINISHED
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Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit | Argyraspides (Silver Shields) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive victory for Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Diadochi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Gabiene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Paraitakene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
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Partition of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Successor kingdoms of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| result | Antigonid victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Antigonus I Monophthalmus’s power
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decisive clash in the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ weakened the cause of the royalist coalition supporting Alexander the Great’s heirs ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 316 BC ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Gabiene Description of subject: The Battle of Gabiene was a decisive clash during the Wars of the Diadochi in 316 BC, where Antigonus I Monophthalmus defeated Eumenes, significantly advancing his bid to control Alexander the Great’s former empire.
Referenced by (4)
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