Parthian campaigns of Trajan
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The Parthian campaigns of Trajan were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military expeditions under Emperor Trajan that temporarily extended Roman control deep into Mesopotamia and captured the Parthian capital Ctesiphon.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trajan’s Parthian campaign | 2 |
| Parthian campaigns of Trajan canonical | 1 |
| Trajanic Parthian campaigns | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22651428 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Parthian campaigns of Trajan Context triple: [Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix, participatedIn, Parthian campaigns of Trajan]
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Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus
The Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus were a series of early 3rd-century Roman military expeditions in Mesopotamia that expanded imperial control and culminated in the capture and sacking of the Parthian capital Ctesiphon.
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Parthian campaign of Severus Alexander
The Parthian campaign of Severus Alexander was a Roman military expedition led by Emperor Severus Alexander against the Sasanian (often termed Parthian) Empire in the early 3rd century, marked by limited success and later overshadowed by his troubles on the German frontier.
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Domitian's Dacian Wars
Domitian's Dacian Wars were a series of late 1st-century AD Roman military campaigns led by Emperor Domitian against the Dacian kingdom in the Balkans, preceding Trajan’s more famous Dacian Wars.
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Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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Aurelian’s eastern campaign
Aurelian’s eastern campaign was the Roman emperor Aurelian’s military offensive in the early 270s AD to crush the Palmyrene Empire and restore Roman control over the eastern provinces.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Parthian campaigns of Trajan Target entity description: The Parthian campaigns of Trajan were a series of early 2nd-century Roman military expeditions under Emperor Trajan that temporarily extended Roman control deep into Mesopotamia and captured the Parthian capital Ctesiphon.
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Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus
The Parthian campaigns of Septimius Severus were a series of early 3rd-century Roman military expeditions in Mesopotamia that expanded imperial control and culminated in the capture and sacking of the Parthian capital Ctesiphon.
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Parthian campaign of Severus Alexander
The Parthian campaign of Severus Alexander was a Roman military expedition led by Emperor Severus Alexander against the Sasanian (often termed Parthian) Empire in the early 3rd century, marked by limited success and later overshadowed by his troubles on the German frontier.
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C.
Domitian's Dacian Wars
Domitian's Dacian Wars were a series of late 1st-century AD Roman military campaigns led by Emperor Domitian against the Dacian kingdom in the Balkans, preceding Trajan’s more famous Dacian Wars.
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D.
Galilean campaign of Vespasian
The Galilean campaign of Vespasian was the Roman military offensive in northern Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War, in which General (later Emperor) Vespasian systematically subdued Galilee.
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E.
Aurelian’s eastern campaign
Aurelian’s eastern campaign was the Roman emperor Aurelian’s military offensive in the early 270s AD to crush the Palmyrene Empire and restore Roman control over the eastern provinces.
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