Battle of Sacriportus
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The Battle of Sacriportus was a decisive engagement in 82 BC during Sulla’s campaign to seize control of Rome, where his forces defeated the Marian army under Gaius Marius the Younger.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sacriportus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9371063 — 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: Battle of Sacriportus Context triple: [Sulla’s Second Civil War, hasSignificantEvent, Battle of Sacriportus]
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Battle of Abrittus
The Battle of Abrittus was a 251 AD clash in which Roman Emperor Decius and his son were killed fighting the Goths, marking a major crisis point for the Roman Empire.
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B.
Battle of the Frigidus
The Battle of the Frigidus was a decisive 394 AD clash in the Eastern Alps in which Emperor Theodosius I defeated the usurper Eugenius, helping to secure the political and religious unity of the Roman Empire under Nicene Christianity.
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C.
Battle of Ad Decimum
The Battle of Ad Decimum was a decisive 533 AD clash near Carthage in which the Byzantine general Belisarius defeated the Vandals, paving the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire.
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D.
Battle of Forum Gallorum
The Battle of Forum Gallorum was a key engagement in 43 BC during the Roman civil wars, in which forces loyal to the Senate under consuls Hirtius and Pansa clashed with Mark Antony near Mutina in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Naissus
The Battle of Naissus was a major 3rd-century clash in which Roman forces decisively defeated invading Gothic tribes, helping to stabilize the Roman Empire’s Balkan frontier.
- 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 Sacriportus Target entity description: The Battle of Sacriportus was a decisive engagement in 82 BC during Sulla’s campaign to seize control of Rome, where his forces defeated the Marian army under Gaius Marius the Younger.
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A.
Battle of Abrittus
The Battle of Abrittus was a 251 AD clash in which Roman Emperor Decius and his son were killed fighting the Goths, marking a major crisis point for the Roman Empire.
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B.
Battle of the Frigidus
The Battle of the Frigidus was a decisive 394 AD clash in the Eastern Alps in which Emperor Theodosius I defeated the usurper Eugenius, helping to secure the political and religious unity of the Roman Empire under Nicene Christianity.
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C.
Battle of Ad Decimum
The Battle of Ad Decimum was a decisive 533 AD clash near Carthage in which the Byzantine general Belisarius defeated the Vandals, paving the way for the reconquest of North Africa by the Eastern Roman Empire.
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D.
Battle of Forum Gallorum
The Battle of Forum Gallorum was a key engagement in 43 BC during the Roman civil wars, in which forces loyal to the Senate under consuls Hirtius and Pansa clashed with Mark Antony near Mutina in northern Italy.
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E.
Battle of Naissus
The Battle of Naissus was a major 3rd-century clash in which Roman forces decisively defeated invading Gothic tribes, helping to stabilize the Roman Empire’s Balkan frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Marian faction
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Sullan faction ⓘ |
| cause | Sulla’s campaign to seize control of Rome ⓘ |
| combatant |
Gaius Marius the Younger
ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| commander |
Gaius Marius the Younger
ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| conflict | Sulla’s Second Civil War ⓘ |
| date | 82 BC ⓘ |
| describedAs | decisive engagement in Sulla’s campaign ⓘ |
| effect |
paved the way for Sulla’s capture of Rome
ⓘ
strengthened Sulla’s political position in the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sulla’s advance on Rome in 82 BC ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| location |
Latium
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Roman Republic ⓘ near Sacriportus ⓘ near Signia ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| opponent |
Marian forces
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Sullan forces ⓘ |
| outcome |
collapse of Marian resistance in central Italy
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defeat of the Marian army under Gaius Marius the Younger ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman civil wars
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Sulla’s Second Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier clashes between Sullan and Marian forces in Italy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of the Colline Gate
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Sulla’s march on Rome ⓘ
linked to:
Sulla’s First Civil War
|
| result |
Sullan victory
ⓘ
decisive victory for Sulla ⓘ |
| year | 82 BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Sacriportus Description of subject: The Battle of Sacriportus was a decisive engagement in 82 BC during Sulla’s campaign to seize control of Rome, where his forces defeated the Marian army under Gaius Marius the Younger.
Referenced by (2)
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