Battle of Orchomenus

E237298

ancient battle battle

The Battle of Orchomenus was a decisive engagement in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War in which the Roman general Sulla crushed the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus in Greece, securing Roman dominance in the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Orchomenus canonical	1
Battle of Orchomenus (86 BC)	1
Battle of Orchomenus (First Mithridatic War)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2100713 — 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: Battle of Orchomenus
Context triple: [Lucius Cornelius Sulla, notableBattle, Battle of Orchomenus]

A. 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.
B. Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
C. Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
D. 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.
E. Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
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 Orchomenus
Target entity description: The Battle of Orchomenus was a decisive engagement in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War in which the Roman general Sulla crushed the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus in Greece, securing Roman dominance in the region.

A. 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.
B. Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
C. Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
D. 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.
E. Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas was an early World War II engagement in late 1940 in which Greek forces successfully repelled an Italian offensive in northwestern Greece, contributing to the failure of Italy’s initial invasion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
associatedWith	Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ linked to: Mithridates VI Eupator
belligerent	Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
combatant	Pontic forces under Archelaus ⓘ Roman legions under Sulla ⓘ allied Greek contingents fighting for Mithridates VI ⓘ
commandedBy	Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
conflict	First Mithridatic War ⓘ
date	86 BC ⓘ
era	Roman Republic era ⓘ
followedBy	Roman consolidation of Greece ⓘ
geographicalContext	central Greece ⓘ
historicalPeriod	1st century BC ⓘ
impact	contributed to the end of the First Mithridatic War ⓘ weakened Mithridates VI’s position in negotiations with Rome ⓘ
location	Boeotia ⓘ Greece ⓘ Orchomenus ⓘ
notableFor	Sulla’s aggressive offensive tactics ⓘ decisive defeat of Mithridatic forces in Greece ⓘ
opponent	Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ linked to: Mithridates VI Eupator
opposingCommander	Archelaus ⓘ
outcome	Roman control of central Greece reaffirmed ⓘ
partOf	First Mithridatic War ⓘ Roman–Mithridatic Wars ⓘ linked to: Mithridatic Wars with Rome
PonticCommander	Archelaus ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War)
result	decisive Roman victory ⓘ
RomanCommander	Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ
strategicSignificance	broke Mithridatic power in mainland Greece ⓘ secured Roman dominance in Greece ⓘ
theatre	Greek theatre of the First Mithridatic War ⓘ linked to: First Mithridatic War
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle ⓘ
year	86 BC ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lucius Cornelius Sulla → notableBattle → Battle of Orchomenus ⓘ

First Mithridatic War → notableBattle → Battle of Orchomenus (86 BC) ⓘ

linked to: Battle of Orchomenus

Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) → followedBy → Battle of Orchomenus (First Mithridatic War) ⓘ