Legio XIII
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Legio XIII was a Roman legion, famously associated with Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and later active in the civil wars of the late Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legio XIII canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8950065 — 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: Legio XIII Context triple: [Battle of the Sabis, RomanLegionsPresent, Legio XIII]
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A.
Legio XI
Legio XI was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns of the late Republic and early Empire.
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B.
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
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C.
Legio XII Fulminata
Legio XII Fulminata was a Roman legion, famed for its long service on the eastern frontiers of the empire and its role in various campaigns from the late Republic through the early Imperial period.
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D.
Legio XIV Gemina
Legio XIV Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, renowned for its key role in the conquest and defense of the Roman Empire’s northern frontiers, particularly in the Danube region.
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E.
Legio X Gemina
Legio X Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, originally formed by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous key military campaigns across the 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: Legio XIII Target entity description: Legio XIII was a Roman legion, famously associated with Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and later active in the civil wars of the late Republic.
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A.
Legio XI
Legio XI was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns of the late Republic and early Empire.
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B.
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
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C.
Legio XII Fulminata
Legio XII Fulminata was a Roman legion, famed for its long service on the eastern frontiers of the empire and its role in various campaigns from the late Republic through the early Imperial period.
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D.
Legio XIV Gemina
Legio XIV Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, renowned for its key role in the conquest and defense of the Roman Empire’s northern frontiers, particularly in the Danube region.
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E.
Legio X Gemina
Legio X Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, originally formed by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous key military campaigns across the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman legion ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ Roman Senate and People ⓘ
linked to:
The Senate and People of Rome
|
| associatedWith | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| commander |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Mark Antony ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman civil wars of the 1st century BC
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman civil wars
|
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
campaigns against Pompeian forces
ⓘ
campaigns in Gaul ⓘ campaigns in Italy ⓘ |
| government | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key unit in Caesar's rise to power ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Latin ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Caesar's favored legion
ⓘ
crossing the Rubicon with Caesar in 49 BC ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Pharsalus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharsalus
Caesar's Civil War ⓘ
linked to:
Caesar’s civil war
Crossing of the Rubicon ⓘ
linked to:
Crossing the Rubicon
Gallic Wars ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caesar's Gallic field army
ⓘ
linked to:
Caesarian legions
Caesar's civil war forces ⓘ
linked to:
Caesar’s civil war
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| timePeriod | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman generals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legio XIII Description of subject: Legio XIII was a Roman legion, famously associated with Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and later active in the civil wars of the late Republic.
Referenced by (2)
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