Crossing of the Rhine in 406
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The Crossing of the Rhine in 406 was a major mass invasion of Roman Gaul by various Germanic and other tribes that marked a critical turning point in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crossing of the Rhine in 406 canonical | 2 |
| Crossing of Vandals into Gaul | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10164885 — 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: Crossing of the Rhine in 406 Context triple: [Godigisel, event, Crossing of the Rhine in 406]
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A.
Crossing of the Rhine
The Crossing of the Rhine was a pivotal Allied operation in March 1945 in which Western Allied forces breached Germany’s last major natural defensive barrier, opening the way for the final invasion of the German heartland.
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B.
French crossing of the Rhine
The French crossing of the Rhine was a pivotal 1795 maneuver during the War of the First Coalition in which French Revolutionary forces successfully crossed the Rhine River to invade German territories, significantly influencing the course of the Flanders Campaign.
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C.
Crossing of the Moselle River
The Crossing of the Moselle River was a World War II operation in which U.S. forces forced a key river passage in northeastern France as part of the Allied advance against German defenses.
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D.
French invasion of the Rhineland
The French invasion of the Rhineland was Louis XIV’s 1688 military incursion into the Holy Roman Empire’s western territories, intended to pressure German princes and assert French claims, which helped trigger the wider Nine Years’ War.
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E.
Defense of the Rhine
Defense of the Rhine was a late-World War II German defensive campaign aimed at holding the Rhine River line against advancing Allied forces in 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: Crossing of the Rhine in 406 Target entity description: The Crossing of the Rhine in 406 was a major mass invasion of Roman Gaul by various Germanic and other tribes that marked a critical turning point in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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A.
Crossing of the Rhine
The Crossing of the Rhine was a pivotal Allied operation in March 1945 in which Western Allied forces breached Germany’s last major natural defensive barrier, opening the way for the final invasion of the German heartland.
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B.
French crossing of the Rhine
The French crossing of the Rhine was a pivotal 1795 maneuver during the War of the First Coalition in which French Revolutionary forces successfully crossed the Rhine River to invade German territories, significantly influencing the course of the Flanders Campaign.
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C.
Crossing of the Moselle River
The Crossing of the Moselle River was a World War II operation in which U.S. forces forced a key river passage in northeastern France as part of the Allied advance against German defenses.
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D.
French invasion of the Rhineland
The French invasion of the Rhineland was Louis XIV’s 1688 military incursion into the Holy Roman Empire’s western territories, intended to pressure German princes and assert French claims, which helped trigger the wider Nine Years’ War.
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E.
Defense of the Rhine
Defense of the Rhine was a late-World War II German defensive campaign aimed at holding the Rhine River line against advancing Allied forces in Western Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
migration event ⓘ military invasion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | barbarian crossing of the Rhine in 406 ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
late antiquity
ⓘ
reign of Emperor Honorius ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hydatius’s chronicle
ⓘ
linked to:
Chronicle of Hydatius
Prosper of Aquitaine’s chronicle ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Alans settlement in Hispania
ⓘ
Suebi settlement in Gallaecia ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of the Suebi
Vandal migration into Hispania ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | winter 406–407 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
political instability in the Western Roman Empire
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pressure from peoples beyond the Roman frontier ⓘ troop withdrawals from the Rhine frontier ⓘ weakening of Roman frontier defenses ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
acceleration of the decline of the Western Roman Empire
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devastation of northern Gaul ⓘ establishment of barbarian kingdoms in former Roman territories ⓘ invasion of Roman Gaul ⓘ weakening of Roman control in Gaul ⓘ |
| hasDate | 31 December 406 ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
exact date of the crossing
ⓘ
identity and composition of the invading groups ⓘ |
| involved |
Alans
ⓘ
Burgundians ⓘ Suebi ⓘ Vandals ⓘ non-Germanic tribes ⓘ various Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| militaryContext | collapse of the Rhine limes ⓘ |
| opponent | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Barbarian Invasions
Migration Period ⓘ
linked to:
Migration Period in Europe
|
| relatedTo |
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
ⓘ
Sack of Rome in 410 ⓘ
linked to:
Sack of Rome 410 AD
|
| resultedIn |
large-scale population movements into Roman territory
ⓘ
long-term fragmentation of Roman authority in the West ⓘ loss of Roman control over parts of Gaul ⓘ |
| significance |
major episode in the transformation of the Roman world into medieval Europe
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turning point in the history of late Roman Gaul ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt |
Rhine River
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linked to:
Rhine
Roman frontier on the Rhine ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine frontier
|
| tookPlaceIn |
Roman Gaul
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linked to:
Gallo-Roman Gaul
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Crossing of the Rhine in 406 Description of subject: The Crossing of the Rhine in 406 was a major mass invasion of Roman Gaul by various Germanic and other tribes that marked a critical turning point in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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linked to: Crossing of the Rhine in 406