Siege of Corinth

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Roman province of Achaea
gptkbp:casualties significant civilian casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:football_club
gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Mummius
gptkb:Lucius_Mummius
centralized under Mummius
gptkbp:committee approve siege
gptkbp:cultural_impact destruction of Greek art
loss of Greek heritage
loss of Greek identity
gptkbp:date 146 BC
gptkbp:defense_mechanism strong walls
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 months
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Hellenistic_period
varied among historians
gptkbp:historical_debate justification of Roman actions
gptkbp:historical_event importance of unity in defense.
gptkbp:historical_impact end of independence
gptkbp:historical_significance shift in power dynamics in Greece
establishment of Roman dominance in Greece
gptkbp:historical_source varied perspectives on events
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Corinth
gptkbp:leadership Diaeus
gptkbp:league smaller and less organized
failed to unite
dissolution after defeat
gptkbp:legacy symbol of Roman power
influence on later sieges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Corinth
gptkbp:military_strategy underestimated by Romans
gptkbp:military_technology superior numbers
siege towers
gptkbp:narrative_style Polybius' account
gptkbp:notable_battle Roman colonization
effective and brutal
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Lucius_Mummius
gptkbp:outcome Roman victory
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Polybius
gptkbp:result destruction of Corinth
gptkbp:significance end of Greek resistance to Rome
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:video_game_series
gptkb:military_siege
consolidation of power
highly effective
defensive measures
siege engines
surrender negotiations
advanced for the time
surrounding city
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_W._Halleck
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3