Siege of Naples (536)
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The Siege of Naples (536) was a key early engagement of the Gothic War in which Byzantine forces under Belisarius captured the city from the Ostrogoths, helping to secure imperial control over southern Italy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Naples (536) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23413461 — 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 Naples (536) Context triple: [Byzantine expeditionary force in Italy, participatedIn, Siege of Naples (536)]
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A.
Siege of Rome (537–538)
The Siege of Rome (537–538) was a major confrontation during the Gothic War in which Byzantine forces under Belisarius defended the city against the Ostrogoths, marking a pivotal moment in Emperor Justinian I’s campaign to reclaim the Western Roman territories.
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B.
Siege of Ravenna (539–540)
The Siege of Ravenna (539–540) was a decisive Eastern Roman (Byzantine) victory under Belisarius that captured the Ostrogothic capital in Italy and marked a turning point in Justinian I’s reconquest of the Western Roman territories.
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C.
Siege of Atella
The Siege of Atella was a 1496 Italian Wars engagement in which Spanish forces under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba captured the Neapolitan town of Atella from French control.
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D.
Siege of Ravenna (490–493)
The Siege of Ravenna (490–493) was the prolonged final confrontation in which Theodoric the Great besieged and ultimately killed Odoacer, ending his rule in Italy and establishing Ostrogothic control.
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E.
Siege of Chandax
The Siege of Chandax was a protracted 10th-century Byzantine campaign that culminated in the reconquest of Crete from the Arabs, restoring imperial control over the island and curbing piracy in the eastern Mediterranean.
- 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 Naples (536) Target entity description: The Siege of Naples (536) was a key early engagement of the Gothic War in which Byzantine forces under Belisarius captured the city from the Ostrogoths, helping to secure imperial control over southern Italy.
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A.
Siege of Rome (537–538)
The Siege of Rome (537–538) was a major confrontation during the Gothic War in which Byzantine forces under Belisarius defended the city against the Ostrogoths, marking a pivotal moment in Emperor Justinian I’s campaign to reclaim the Western Roman territories.
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B.
Siege of Ravenna (539–540)
The Siege of Ravenna (539–540) was a decisive Eastern Roman (Byzantine) victory under Belisarius that captured the Ostrogothic capital in Italy and marked a turning point in Justinian I’s reconquest of the Western Roman territories.
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C.
Siege of Atella
The Siege of Atella was a 1496 Italian Wars engagement in which Spanish forces under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba captured the Neapolitan town of Atella from French control.
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D.
Siege of Ravenna (490–493)
The Siege of Ravenna (490–493) was the prolonged final confrontation in which Theodoric the Great besieged and ultimately killed Odoacer, ending his rule in Italy and establishing Ostrogothic control.
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E.
Siege of Chandax
The Siege of Chandax was a protracted 10th-century Byzantine campaign that culminated in the reconquest of Crete from the Arabs, restoring imperial control over the island and curbing piracy in the eastern Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
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