Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)	9
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BCE)	1
Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) canonical	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
Context triple: [Lucius Cornelius Sulla, notableBattle, Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)]

A. Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
B. Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
C. Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
D. Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
E. Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western 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: Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
Target entity description: The Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) was a decisive 86 BC engagement in Greece where Roman forces under Lucius Cornelius Sulla crushed the army of Mithridates VI of Pontus, securing Roman dominance in the region.

A. Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
B. Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
C. Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
D. Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
E. Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
associatedWith	Mithridatic Wars ⓘ linked to: Mithridatic Wars with Rome Roman–Pontic conflicts ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ Mithridatic forces ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
campaignOf	Lucius Cornelius Sulla’s Greek campaign ⓘ
combatantLeaderSide	Archelaus commanded the Mithridatic forces ⓘ linked to: Pontic forces under Archelaus Lucius Cornelius Sulla commanded the Roman forces ⓘ linked to: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
commander	Archelaus of Pontus ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
conflict	First Mithridatic War ⓘ
conflictType	land battle ⓘ
consequence	consolidation of Roman authority in Greece ⓘ set conditions for subsequent Roman victory at Orchomenus ⓘ
date	86 BC ⓘ
era	Roman Republic ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Orchomenus (First Mithridatic War) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Orchomenus
geographicalContext	took place near the ancient city of Chaeronea in central Greece ⓘ
historicalContext	part of Rome’s efforts to reassert control over Greece after Mithridatic uprisings ⓘ
historicalRegion	Roman Greece ⓘ
location	Boeotia ⓘ Chaeronea ⓘ Greece ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved	Pontic army ⓘ Roman legions ⓘ linked to: Roman legion
notableFor	heavy casualties for Mithridatic forces ⓘ use of Roman legionary tactics against Hellenistic-style army ⓘ
opponentOf	Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ linked to: Mithridates VI Eupator
opponentRuler	Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ linked to: Mithridates VI Eupator
opposingCommander	Archelaus ⓘ
outcome	decisive Roman victory ⓘ
partOf	First Mithridatic War ⓘ
ponticCommander	Archelaus of Pontus ⓘ
precededBy	Roman campaign in Greece under Sulla ⓘ
primaryAdversaries	Roman Republic and Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ linked to: Mithridatic Wars with Rome
region	central Greece ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
romanCommander	Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
scope	regional conflict in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
strategicSignificance	secured Roman dominance in Greece ⓘ weakened Mithridates VI’s position in the Aegean ⓘ
theatre	Greek theatre of the First Mithridatic War ⓘ
timePeriod	1st century BC ⓘ
year	86 BC ⓘ

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