Battle of Potidaea
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The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Potidaea canonical | 2 |
| Siege of Potidaea | 1 |
| siege of Potidaea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Potidaea Context triple: [Peloponnesian War, notableBattle, Battle of Potidaea]
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Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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Battle of Issus
The Battle of Issus was a decisive 333 BC clash in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persian king Darius III, cementing Macedonian dominance in Asia Minor and showcasing Alexander’s tactical brilliance.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Potidaea Target entity description: The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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B.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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C.
Battle of Issus
The Battle of Issus was a decisive 333 BC clash in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persian king Darius III, cementing Macedonian dominance in Asia Minor and showcasing Alexander’s tactical brilliance.
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D.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Delian League
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Empire
Chalcidian allies ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Potidaea ⓘ local Macedonian forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Aristeus of Corinth
ⓘ
Callias son of Calliades ⓘ Phormio ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
|
| date | 432 BC ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Thucydides ⓘ |
| describedIn | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| endTime | 432 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | prolonged siege of Potidaea ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Athenian demands on Potidaea
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Corinthian support for Potidaea ⓘ escalating disputes leading to the Peloponnesian War ⓘ tensions between Athens and Corinth ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Chalcidice
ⓘ
Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia region
Potidaea ⓘ northern Aegean region ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryAction |
land battle
ⓘ
naval engagement ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Athenian army
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian forces
Athens ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Corinthian-allied forces ⓘ Potidaea ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Athenian victory
ⓘ
contributed to outbreak of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ increased hostility between Athens and Corinth ⓘ Battle of Potidaea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Potidaea
|
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| opponent |
Athenian forces
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Corinthian-allied forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Athenian ultimatum to Potidaea ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Peloponnesian War
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surface form:
Athenian–Corinthian conflict
Megarian Decree imposed by Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Megarian Decree
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| startTime | 432 BC ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to the northern Aegean
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control of routes to Thrace ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Potidaea Description of subject: The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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