Battle of Verona (402)
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The Battle of Verona (402) was a significant late Roman victory in northern Italy in which Stilicho defeated the Visigothic forces of Alaric I, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Verona (402) canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Verona (402) Context triple: [Honorius, notableBattleDuringReign, Battle of Verona (402)]
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A.
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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B.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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C.
Battle of Ravenna
The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto
The Battle of Castelfranco Veneto was a 1805 engagement in northern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars, in which French forces defeated Austrian troops as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Adrianople (324)
The Battle of Adrianople (324) was a decisive clash in the Roman civil war in which Emperor Constantine I defeated his rival Licinius, paving the way for Constantine’s sole rule over the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Verona (402) Target entity description: The Battle of Verona (402) was a significant late Roman victory in northern Italy in which Stilicho defeated the Visigothic forces of Alaric I, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
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A.
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile was an 1809 Napoleonic Wars engagement in northern Italy in which Austrian forces temporarily defeated the French-led army of Eugène de Beauharnais.
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B.
Battle of Carnuntum
The Battle of Carnuntum was a major clash between Roman forces and Germanic tribes during the Marcomannic Wars, fought near the important Roman military and administrative center of Carnuntum on the Danube frontier.
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C.
Battle of Ravenna
The Battle of Ravenna was a major 1512 clash during the Italian Wars in which French forces won a costly victory over a Spanish-papal army, marking one of the bloodiest engagements of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto
The Battle of Castelfranco Veneto was a 1805 engagement in northern Italy during the Napoleonic Wars, in which French forces defeated Austrian troops as part of Napoleon’s campaign against the Third Coalition.
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E.
Battle of Adrianople (324)
The Battle of Adrianople (324) was a decisive clash in the Roman civil war in which Emperor Constantine I defeated his rival Licinius, paving the way for Constantine’s sole rule over the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Visigoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinInvasion | final major engagement of Alaric I's 401–402 Italian campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Visigoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Stilicho ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
Roman–Gothic Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman–Germanic wars
|
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 402 ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| followedBy | Alaric I's withdrawal from Italy ⓘ |
| GothicCommander | Alaric I ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Roman field army in Italy
ⓘ
Visigothic foederati ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| location |
near Verona
ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Italy
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| opponentOf |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Stilicho ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaric I's first invasion of Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Invasions of Italy
late Roman military history ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Pollentia ⓘ |
| region | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| RomanCommander | Stilicho ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Stilicho's reputation as a capable general
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temporarily halted Visigothic advance into the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| year | 402 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Verona (402) Description of subject: The Battle of Verona (402) was a significant late Roman victory in northern Italy in which Stilicho defeated the Visigothic forces of Alaric I, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
Referenced by (6)
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