Battle of Burdigala
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The Battle of Burdigala was a significant defeat of Roman forces by migrating Cimbri and Teutones near modern Bordeaux during the Cimbrian War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Burdigala canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8473824 — 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 Burdigala Context triple: [Cimbrian War, majorBattle, Battle of Burdigala]
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Battle of Gergovia
The Battle of Gergovia was a major 52 BC defeat for Julius Caesar’s legions at the hands of Vercingetorix’s Gallic forces, marking one of Rome’s rare setbacks in the Gallic Wars.
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Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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Battle of Bibracte
The Battle of Bibracte was a major 58 BC clash in which Julius Caesar decisively defeated the migrating Helvetii, helping to secure Roman dominance in Gaul.
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Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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Battle of Vercellae
The Battle of Vercellae was a decisive 101 BC clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Gaius Marius annihilated the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and cementing Marius’s military prestige.
- 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 Burdigala Target entity description: The Battle of Burdigala was a significant defeat of Roman forces by migrating Cimbri and Teutones near modern Bordeaux during the Cimbrian War.
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A.
Battle of Gergovia
The Battle of Gergovia was a major 52 BC defeat for Julius Caesar’s legions at the hands of Vercingetorix’s Gallic forces, marking one of Rome’s rare setbacks in the Gallic Wars.
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B.
Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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C.
Battle of Bibracte
The Battle of Bibracte was a major 58 BC clash in which Julius Caesar decisively defeated the migrating Helvetii, helping to secure Roman dominance in Gaul.
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D.
Battle of Aquae Sextiae
The Battle of Aquae Sextiae was a decisive 102 BC clash in which the Roman general Gaius Marius annihilated the Teutones in southern Gaul, securing Rome from the Cimbrian threat and cementing his military reputation.
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E.
Battle of Vercellae
The Battle of Vercellae was a decisive 101 BC clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Gaius Marius annihilated the Cimbri, ending the Cimbrian War and cementing Marius’s military prestige.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
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Input
Subject: Battle of Burdigala Description of subject: The Battle of Burdigala was a significant defeat of Roman forces by migrating Cimbri and Teutones near modern Bordeaux during the Cimbrian War.
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