Battle of Pollentia
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The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pollentia canonical | 6 |
| Battle of Pollentia (402) | 1 |
| Battle of Verona (402) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543534 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Pollentia Context triple: [Western Roman Empire, importantBattle, Battle of Pollentia]
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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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Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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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.
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312 CE) was a decisive clash between Constantine and Maxentius near Rome, famous for Constantine’s reported vision that led to his adoption of the Christian symbol and helped pave the way for the Roman Empire’s Christianization.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Pollentia Target entity description: The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Beneventum
The Battle of Beneventum was a decisive clash in 275 BC between Roman forces and the army of Pyrrhus of Epirus that effectively ended major Greek resistance in southern Italy and paved the way for Roman dominance over Magna Graecia.
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C.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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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.
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E.
Battle of the Milvian Bridge
The Battle of the Milvian Bridge (312 CE) was a decisive clash between Constantine and Maxentius near Rome, famous for Constantine’s reported vision that led to his adoption of the Christian symbol and helped pave the way for the Roman Empire’s Christianization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| after | Crossing of the Rhine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Pollenza ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Honorius
ⓘ
Ravenna (imperial residence) ⓘ
linked to:
court of Ravenna
|
| before | Battle of Verona (402) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Visigothic army of Alaric I
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
army of Stilicho ⓘ |
| combatant |
Visigoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Stilicho ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman–Visigothic conflict
ⓘ
linked to:
Visigothic–Roman conflicts
|
| country | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 402 ⓘ |
| effect |
capture of Alaric’s wife
ⓘ
temporary halt of Visigothic advance into Italy ⓘ |
| followedBy | renewed Visigothic operations in Italy ⓘ |
| follows | Alaric’s crossing of the Alps into Italy ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli |
Visigothic invasion of Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Visigothic–Roman conflicts
|
| hasCategory |
402 in the Roman Empire
ⓘ
5th-century conflicts ⓘ Battles involving the Visigoths ⓘ Battles involving the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| location | northern Italy ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | Roman surprise attack on Visigothic camp ⓘ |
| near | modern Pollenzo ⓘ |
| opponent |
Visigoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gothic Wars (broad sense)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic War
Late Roman–Germanic conflicts ⓘ Roman–Gothic Wars ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic War (376–382)
history of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| place | Pollentia ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 402-04-06 ⓘ |
| result |
strategic indecisive outcome
ⓘ
tactical Roman victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Alaric’s first invasion of Italy
ⓘ
demonstrated continued Roman field military capability under Stilicho ⓘ |
| topicOf |
accounts by Claudian
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accounts by Orosius ⓘ |
| usedForces |
Roman foederati
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Roman regular troops ⓘ Visigothic warriors ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| year | 402 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Pollentia Description of subject: The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
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