Battle of Pydna (148 BCE)
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The Battle of Pydna (148 BCE) was the decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the forces of the pretender Andriscus, ending the Fourth Macedonian War and leading to the formal establishment of the Roman province of Macedonia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Pydna (148 BCE) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17932946 — 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 Pydna (148 BCE) Context triple: [Andriscus, battle, Battle of Pydna (148 BCE)]
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A.
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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B.
Battle of Callinicus (171 BC)
The Battle of Callinicus (171 BC) was an engagement during the Third Macedonian War between the Roman Republic and the kingdom of Macedon under Perseus, contributing to the shifting fortunes that culminated in Rome’s eventual victory.
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C.
Battle of Ipsus
The Battle of Ipsus was a decisive 301 BC clash among Alexander the Great’s former generals that reshaped the Hellenistic world by partitioning his empire into rival successor kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Mantineia (207 BC)
The Battle of Mantineia (207 BC) was a key engagement of the Social War in which the Achaean League, led by Philopoemen, decisively defeated Spartan forces, ending Sparta’s bid to regain regional power in the Peloponnese.
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E.
Battle of Cynoscephalae
The Battle of Cynoscephalae was a decisive 197 BC clash in Thessaly where the Roman Republic defeated Philip V of Macedon, demonstrating the superiority of the Roman legion over the Macedonian phalanx and marking a turning point in Roman dominance over Greece.
- 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 Pydna (148 BCE) Target entity description: The Battle of Pydna (148 BCE) was the decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the forces of the pretender Andriscus, ending the Fourth Macedonian War and leading to the formal establishment of the Roman province of Macedonia.
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A.
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
The Battle of Pydna (168 BC) was a decisive clash in which the Roman Republic crushed the Macedonian phalanx, ending the Antigonid dynasty and effectively dissolving the Macedonian Kingdom as an independent power.
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B.
Battle of Callinicus (171 BC)
The Battle of Callinicus (171 BC) was an engagement during the Third Macedonian War between the Roman Republic and the kingdom of Macedon under Perseus, contributing to the shifting fortunes that culminated in Rome’s eventual victory.
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C.
Battle of Ipsus
The Battle of Ipsus was a decisive 301 BC clash among Alexander the Great’s former generals that reshaped the Hellenistic world by partitioning his empire into rival successor kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Mantineia (207 BC)
The Battle of Mantineia (207 BC) was a key engagement of the Social War in which the Achaean League, led by Philopoemen, decisively defeated Spartan forces, ending Sparta’s bid to regain regional power in the Peloponnese.
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E.
Battle of Cynoscephalae
The Battle of Cynoscephalae was a decisive 197 BC clash in Thessaly where the Roman Republic defeated Philip V of Macedon, demonstrating the superiority of the Roman legion over the Macedonian phalanx and marking a turning point in Roman dominance over Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
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