Treaty of Lutatius
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The Treaty of Lutatius was the peace agreement that ended the First Punic War, imposing harsh terms on Carthage and marking Rome’s emergence as the dominant naval power in the western Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Lutatius canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8915747 — 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: Treaty of Lutatius Context triple: [Treaty of 201 BC between Rome and Carthage, precededBy, Treaty of Lutatius]
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Treaty of Plussa
The Treaty of Plussa was a 1583 peace agreement between Russia and Sweden that temporarily ended hostilities in the Livonian War and ceded several key Baltic territories to Swedish control.
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Treaty of 435
The Treaty of 435 was an agreement between the Western Roman Empire and the Vandal Kingdom that formally recognized Vandal control over parts of North Africa in exchange for peace and tribute.
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Treaty of Nymphaeum
The Treaty of Nymphaeum was a 1261 alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa that granted Genoa extensive commercial privileges and helped establish its dominance in Black Sea trade.
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Treaty of Xanten
The Treaty of Xanten was a 1614 agreement that ended the War of the Jülich Succession by partitioning the disputed duchies between Brandenburg-Prussia and the Palatinate-Neuburg.
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E.
Treaty of Mersen
The Treaty of Mersen was an 870 agreement that further divided the Carolingian Empire between the East and West Frankish kingdoms, shaping the political map of medieval Western Europe.
- 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: Treaty of Lutatius Target entity description: The Treaty of Lutatius was the peace agreement that ended the First Punic War, imposing harsh terms on Carthage and marking Rome’s emergence as the dominant naval power in the western Mediterranean.
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A.
Treaty of Plussa
The Treaty of Plussa was a 1583 peace agreement between Russia and Sweden that temporarily ended hostilities in the Livonian War and ceded several key Baltic territories to Swedish control.
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B.
Treaty of 435
The Treaty of 435 was an agreement between the Western Roman Empire and the Vandal Kingdom that formally recognized Vandal control over parts of North Africa in exchange for peace and tribute.
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C.
Treaty of Nymphaeum
The Treaty of Nymphaeum was a 1261 alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa that granted Genoa extensive commercial privileges and helped establish its dominance in Black Sea trade.
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D.
Treaty of Xanten
The Treaty of Xanten was a 1614 agreement that ended the War of the Jülich Succession by partitioning the disputed duchies between Brandenburg-Prussia and the Palatinate-Neuburg.
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E.
Treaty of Mersen
The Treaty of Mersen was an 870 agreement that further divided the Carolingian Empire between the East and West Frankish kingdoms, shaping the political map of medieval Western Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | peace treaty ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| category |
3rd-century BC treaties
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Peace treaties of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | final event of the First Punic War ⓘ |
| concludedAt | 241 BC ⓘ |
| concludedIn | Rome ⓘ |
| endedConflict | First Punic War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman expansion into Sardinia and Corsica ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact | Rome’s emergence as dominant naval power in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
shift in regional balance of power toward Rome
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strengthening of Roman maritime trade ⓘ weakening of Carthaginian naval power ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| imposedOn | Carthage ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding agreement between Rome and Carthage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gaius Lutatius Catulus ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy | Gaius Lutatius Catulus ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Carthage
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history of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of the Aegates Islands
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linked to:
Battle of Aegates Islands
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| relatedTo | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| required |
Carthaginian payment of a large indemnity to Rome
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Carthaginian surrender of prisoners without ransom ⓘ |
| restricted |
Carthaginian military presence in Sicily
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Carthaginian naval operations near Italy ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Carthaginian evacuation of Sicily
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Roman naval supremacy in the western Mediterranean ⓘ Roman victory in the First Punic War ⓘ Sicily becoming Rome’s first province ⓘ loss of Carthaginian control over Sicily ⓘ |
| signatory |
Carthage
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Lutatius Description of subject: The Treaty of Lutatius was the peace agreement that ended the First Punic War, imposing harsh terms on Carthage and marking Rome’s emergence as the dominant naval power in the western Mediterranean.
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