Siege of Samosata (38 BCE)
E1341009
UNEXPLORED
The Siege of Samosata (38 BCE) was a Roman military campaign led by Mark Antony against the Commagene stronghold of Samosata during the broader Roman–Parthian conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Samosata (38 BCE) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18758450 — 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: Siege of Samosata (38 BCE) Context triple: [Samosata, siege, Siege of Samosata (38 BCE)]
-
A.
Siege of Cyzicus
The Siege of Cyzicus was a pivotal 73–72 BC engagement in which Roman forces under Lucullus trapped and devastated King Mithridates VI’s army in Asia Minor, turning the tide of the Third Mithridatic War.
-
B.
Battle of Antioch (145 BCE)
The Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) was a decisive Hellenistic-era clash near the Seleucid capital that helped determine control of the Seleucid Empire during the later stages of the Syrian Wars.
-
C.
Siege of Alexandria (168 BCE)
The Siege of Alexandria (168 BCE) was a pivotal military confrontation in which the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes besieged the Ptolemaic capital of Egypt, prompting decisive Roman intervention that effectively ended his campaign and reshaped the balance of power in the Hellenistic world.
-
D.
Siege of Antioch (272)
The Siege of Antioch (272) was a key confrontation in the Roman–Palmyrene War in which Emperor Aurelian recaptured the strategically vital city of Antioch from Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
-
E.
Siege of Alexandria (47 BCE)
The Siege of Alexandria (47 BCE) was a key episode in Julius Caesar’s civil war, in which Caesar fought to secure control of Egypt and support Cleopatra VII against rival factions in the city.
- 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: Siege of Samosata (38 BCE) Target entity description: The Siege of Samosata (38 BCE) was a Roman military campaign led by Mark Antony against the Commagene stronghold of Samosata during the broader Roman–Parthian conflicts.
-
A.
Siege of Cyzicus
The Siege of Cyzicus was a pivotal 73–72 BC engagement in which Roman forces under Lucullus trapped and devastated King Mithridates VI’s army in Asia Minor, turning the tide of the Third Mithridatic War.
-
B.
Battle of Antioch (145 BCE)
The Battle of Antioch (145 BCE) was a decisive Hellenistic-era clash near the Seleucid capital that helped determine control of the Seleucid Empire during the later stages of the Syrian Wars.
-
C.
Siege of Alexandria (168 BCE)
The Siege of Alexandria (168 BCE) was a pivotal military confrontation in which the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes besieged the Ptolemaic capital of Egypt, prompting decisive Roman intervention that effectively ended his campaign and reshaped the balance of power in the Hellenistic world.
-
D.
Siege of Antioch (272)
The Siege of Antioch (272) was a key confrontation in the Roman–Palmyrene War in which Emperor Aurelian recaptured the strategically vital city of Antioch from Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene Empire.
-
E.
Siege of Alexandria (47 BCE)
The Siege of Alexandria (47 BCE) was a key episode in Julius Caesar’s civil war, in which Caesar fought to secure control of Egypt and support Cleopatra VII against rival factions in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.