Roman invasion of Africa
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The Roman invasion of Africa was a major campaign during the First Punic War in which Rome carried the conflict onto Carthaginian soil in an attempt to force Carthage’s surrender.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman invasion of Africa canonical | 1 |
| Roman invasion of Africa (First Punic War) | 1 |
| Roman invasion of Africa during the First Punic War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21807176 — 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: Roman invasion of Africa Context triple: [Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BCE), hasStrategicContext, Roman invasion of Africa]
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A.
Roman invasion of Egypt
The Roman invasion of Egypt was the 30 BC military campaign in which Octavian’s forces defeated Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, ending the Ptolemaic Kingdom and bringing Egypt under Roman rule.
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B.
Vandalic War in North Africa
The Vandalic War in North Africa was a 6th-century Byzantine campaign under Emperor Justinian I that reconquered the Vandal Kingdom and restored imperial control over key western Mediterranean territories.
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C.
Muslim conquest of North Africa
The Muslim conquest of North Africa was the 7th–8th century expansion of early Islamic caliphates across the Maghreb, bringing much of the region under Arab-Muslim political and religious influence.
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D.
Roman siege of Carthage
The Roman siege of Carthage was the brutal, years-long assault (149–146 BC) in which Rome captured and destroyed the North African city of Carthage, ending the Third Punic War and Carthaginian power.
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E.
Roman conquest of Sicily
The Roman conquest of Sicily was a series of military campaigns during the First Punic War through which Rome wrested control of the island from Carthage, making it Rome’s first province outside the Italian peninsula.
- 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: Roman invasion of Africa Target entity description: The Roman invasion of Africa was a major campaign during the First Punic War in which Rome carried the conflict onto Carthaginian soil in an attempt to force Carthage’s surrender.
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A.
Roman invasion of Egypt
The Roman invasion of Egypt was the 30 BC military campaign in which Octavian’s forces defeated Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, ending the Ptolemaic Kingdom and bringing Egypt under Roman rule.
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B.
Vandalic War in North Africa
The Vandalic War in North Africa was a 6th-century Byzantine campaign under Emperor Justinian I that reconquered the Vandal Kingdom and restored imperial control over key western Mediterranean territories.
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C.
Muslim conquest of North Africa
The Muslim conquest of North Africa was the 7th–8th century expansion of early Islamic caliphates across the Maghreb, bringing much of the region under Arab-Muslim political and religious influence.
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D.
Roman siege of Carthage
The Roman siege of Carthage was the brutal, years-long assault (149–146 BC) in which Rome captured and destroyed the North African city of Carthage, ending the Third Punic War and Carthaginian power.
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E.
Roman conquest of Sicily
The Roman conquest of Sicily was a series of military campaigns during the First Punic War through which Rome wrested control of the island from Carthage, making it Rome’s first province outside the Italian peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Battle of Bagradas River (255 BCE)
linked to: Roman invasion of Africa
linked to: Roman invasion of Africa