Legio XVIII
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Legio XVIII was a Roman legion of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for its destruction alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legio XVIII canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8950068 — 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: Legio XVIII Context triple: [Battle of the Sabis, RomanLegionsPresent, Legio XVIII]
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A.
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
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B.
Legio XIII
Legio XIII was a Roman legion, famously associated with Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and later active in the civil wars of the late Republic.
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C.
Legio XI
Legio XI was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns of the late Republic and early Empire.
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D.
Legio VIII Augusta
Legio VIII Augusta was a prominent Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, known for its campaigns under Julius Caesar and later service along the empire’s frontiers.
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E.
Legio XV Primigenia
Legio XV Primigenia was a Roman legion established by Emperor Caligula that became notable for its role in the Germanic frontier campaigns and its destruction during the Batavian revolt in the late 1st century CE.
- 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: Legio XVIII Target entity description: Legio XVIII was a Roman legion of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for its destruction alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
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A.
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
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B.
Legio XIII
Legio XIII was a Roman legion, famously associated with Julius Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and later active in the civil wars of the late Republic.
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C.
Legio XI
Legio XI was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns of the late Republic and early Empire.
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D.
Legio VIII Augusta
Legio VIII Augusta was a prominent Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, known for its campaigns under Julius Caesar and later service along the empire’s frontiers.
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E.
Legio XV Primigenia
Legio XV Primigenia was a Roman legion established by Emperor Caligula that became notable for its role in the Germanic frontier campaigns and its destruction during the Batavian revolt in the late 1st century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| conflict | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| destroyedTogetherWith |
Legio XIX
ⓘ
Legio XVII ⓘ |
| disbanded | 9 AD ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfOperations | Germania ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| latinName |
Legio duodevicesima
ⓘ
linked to:
Legio XII Fulminata
|
| legionNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| locatedInEvent | Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| neverReconstituted | true ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| notableFor | annihilation with its eagle standards lost ⓘ |
| opponent |
Cherusci
ⓘ
Germanic tribes ⓘ
linked to:
Germanic peoples
|
| opponentCommander | Arminius ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman army ⓘ |
| symbolicConsequence | legion number never used again by Rome ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usesRomanNumerals | XVIII ⓘ |
| yearDestroyed | 9 AD ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legio XVIII Description of subject: Legio XVIII was a Roman legion of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for its destruction alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
Referenced by (9)
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