Treaty of Heraclea
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The Treaty of Heraclea was a peace agreement concluded in 280 BC between Rome and King Pyrrhus of Epirus after the Battle of Heraclea during the Pyrrhic War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Treaty of Heraclea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9442621 — 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: Treaty of Heraclea Context triple: [Heraclea, treatyName, Treaty of Heraclea]
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A.
Treaty of Nymphaeum
The Treaty of Nymphaeum was a 1261 alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa that granted Genoa extensive commercial privileges and helped establish its dominance in Black Sea trade.
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B.
Treaty of Apamea
The Treaty of Apamea was a 188 BC peace agreement that ended the Roman–Seleucid War by forcing Antiochus III to cede his territories in Asia Minor, drastically limiting Seleucid power and expanding Roman influence in the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Treaty of Plussa
The Treaty of Plussa was a 1583 peace agreement between Russia and Sweden that temporarily ended hostilities in the Livonian War and ceded several key Baltic territories to Swedish control.
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Treaty of 435
The Treaty of 435 was an agreement between the Western Roman Empire and the Vandal Kingdom that formally recognized Vandal control over parts of North Africa in exchange for peace and tribute.
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E.
Treaty of Kardis
The Treaty of Kardis was a 1661 peace agreement between Sweden and Russia that confirmed Swedish control over territories in the Baltic region at the end of the Russo-Swedish War.
- 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: Treaty of Heraclea Target entity description: The Treaty of Heraclea was a peace agreement concluded in 280 BC between Rome and King Pyrrhus of Epirus after the Battle of Heraclea during the Pyrrhic War.
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A.
Treaty of Nymphaeum
The Treaty of Nymphaeum was a 1261 alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa that granted Genoa extensive commercial privileges and helped establish its dominance in Black Sea trade.
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B.
Treaty of Apamea
The Treaty of Apamea was a 188 BC peace agreement that ended the Roman–Seleucid War by forcing Antiochus III to cede his territories in Asia Minor, drastically limiting Seleucid power and expanding Roman influence in the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Treaty of Plussa
The Treaty of Plussa was a 1583 peace agreement between Russia and Sweden that temporarily ended hostilities in the Livonian War and ceded several key Baltic territories to Swedish control.
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D.
Treaty of 435
The Treaty of 435 was an agreement between the Western Roman Empire and the Vandal Kingdom that formally recognized Vandal control over parts of North Africa in exchange for peace and tribute.
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E.
Treaty of Kardis
The Treaty of Kardis was a 1661 peace agreement between Sweden and Russia that confirmed Swedish control over territories in the Baltic region at the end of the Russo-Swedish War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | peace treaty ⓘ |
| afterEvent | Battle of Heraclea ⓘ |
| betweenParty |
Kingdom of Epirus
ⓘ
linked to:
Epirus
Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Battle of Heraclea ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | renewed hostilities in the Pyrrhic War ⓘ |
| concludedIn | 280 BC ⓘ |
| hasTopic | peace terms between Rome and Epirus ⓘ |
| hasUncertainDetails | exact terms not fully preserved in surviving sources ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Basilicata, Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilicata
|
| locationOfConclusion |
Heraclea in Lucania
ⓘ
linked to:
Heraclea
|
| namedAfter | Heraclea ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Pyrrhic War ⓘ |
| recordedInSource |
ancient Greek historiography
ⓘ
ancient Roman historiography ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman expansion in Italy
ⓘ
Roman–Greek relations ⓘ diplomacy in the Pyrrhic War ⓘ |
| resultOf | Pyrrhic victory of Pyrrhus at the Battle of Heraclea ⓘ |
| signatory |
envoys of King Pyrrhus of Epirus
ⓘ
representatives of the Roman Senate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Heraclea Description of subject: The Treaty of Heraclea was a peace agreement concluded in 280 BC between Rome and King Pyrrhus of Epirus after the Battle of Heraclea during the Pyrrhic War.
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