Sack of Athens by Sulla
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The Sack of Athens by Sulla was the brutal capture and plundering of Athens by Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 86 BCE during the First Mithridatic War, marking a decisive blow to the city’s autonomy and Hellenistic power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman sack of Athens | 1 |
| Sack of Athens by Sulla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23356417 — 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: Sack of Athens by Sulla Context triple: [Hellenistic Athens, significantEvent, Sack of Athens by Sulla]
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A.
Athenian siege of Thasos
The Athenian siege of Thasos was a prolonged 5th-century BCE military campaign in which Athens blockaded and eventually subdued the rebellious island polis of Thasos during the early years of the Delian League.
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B.
Mutina campaign
The Mutina campaign was a key episode in the late Roman Republic’s civil wars, centered on the 43 BC battles around Mutina between the forces of Mark Antony and the senatorial armies supporting the young Octavian.
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C.
Spartan invasion of Attica
The Spartan invasion of Attica was a key early campaign of the Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces repeatedly ravaged the Athenian countryside, contributing to the overcrowding and conditions that helped trigger the devastating Athenian plague.
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D.
Roman sack of Corinth
The Roman sack of Corinth in 146 BCE was the brutal destruction and looting of the wealthy Greek city by Roman forces, marking a decisive moment in Rome’s domination of Greece.
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E.
siege of Athens
The siege of Athens was the final Spartan blockade and encirclement of the city at the end of the Peloponnesian War, leading to Athens’ surrender and the collapse of its empire in 404 BC.
- 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: Sack of Athens by Sulla Target entity description: The Sack of Athens by Sulla was the brutal capture and plundering of Athens by Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 86 BCE during the First Mithridatic War, marking a decisive blow to the city’s autonomy and Hellenistic power.
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A.
Athenian siege of Thasos
The Athenian siege of Thasos was a prolonged 5th-century BCE military campaign in which Athens blockaded and eventually subdued the rebellious island polis of Thasos during the early years of the Delian League.
-
B.
Mutina campaign
The Mutina campaign was a key episode in the late Roman Republic’s civil wars, centered on the 43 BC battles around Mutina between the forces of Mark Antony and the senatorial armies supporting the young Octavian.
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C.
Spartan invasion of Attica
The Spartan invasion of Attica was a key early campaign of the Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces repeatedly ravaged the Athenian countryside, contributing to the overcrowding and conditions that helped trigger the devastating Athenian plague.
-
D.
Roman sack of Corinth
The Roman sack of Corinth in 146 BCE was the brutal destruction and looting of the wealthy Greek city by Roman forces, marking a decisive moment in Rome’s domination of Greece.
-
E.
siege of Athens
The siege of Athens was the final Spartan blockade and encirclement of the city at the end of the Peloponnesian War, leading to Athens’ surrender and the collapse of its empire in 404 BC.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sack of Athens by Sulla