Battle of Aurelianum
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The Battle of Aurelianum was a 5th-century conflict near modern Orléans in which the Visigothic forces of Theodoric II were decisively defeated by a Roman-Frankish coalition, halting Visigothic expansion in Gaul.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Aurelianum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9822869 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Aurelianum Context triple: [Theodoric II, notableBattle, Battle of Aurelianum]
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Battle of Sacriportus
The Battle of Sacriportus was a decisive engagement in 82 BC during Sulla’s campaign to seize control of Rome, where his forces defeated the Marian army under Gaius Marius the Younger.
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Battle of Abrittus
The Battle of Abrittus was a 251 AD clash in which Roman Emperor Decius and his son were killed fighting the Goths, marking a major crisis point for the Roman Empire.
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C.
Battle of Naissus
The Battle of Naissus was a major 3rd-century clash in which Roman forces decisively defeated invading Gothic tribes, helping to stabilize the Roman Empire’s Balkan frontier.
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D.
Battle of Emesa
The Battle of Emesa was a decisive 272 AD clash in which the Roman Empire under Aurelian defeated Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene forces, effectively ending Palmyra’s bid for regional dominance in the East.
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E.
Battle of the Frigidus
The Battle of the Frigidus was a decisive 394 AD clash in the Eastern Alps in which Emperor Theodosius I defeated the usurper Eugenius, helping to secure the political and religious unity of the Roman Empire under Nicene Christianity.
- 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 Aurelianum Target entity description: The Battle of Aurelianum was a 5th-century conflict near modern Orléans in which the Visigothic forces of Theodoric II were decisively defeated by a Roman-Frankish coalition, halting Visigothic expansion in Gaul.
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A.
Battle of Sacriportus
The Battle of Sacriportus was a decisive engagement in 82 BC during Sulla’s campaign to seize control of Rome, where his forces defeated the Marian army under Gaius Marius the Younger.
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B.
Battle of Abrittus
The Battle of Abrittus was a 251 AD clash in which Roman Emperor Decius and his son were killed fighting the Goths, marking a major crisis point for the Roman Empire.
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C.
Battle of Naissus
The Battle of Naissus was a major 3rd-century clash in which Roman forces decisively defeated invading Gothic tribes, helping to stabilize the Roman Empire’s Balkan frontier.
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D.
Battle of Emesa
The Battle of Emesa was a decisive 272 AD clash in which the Roman Empire under Aurelian defeated Queen Zenobia’s Palmyrene forces, effectively ending Palmyra’s bid for regional dominance in the East.
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E.
Battle of the Frigidus
The Battle of the Frigidus was a decisive 394 AD clash in the Eastern Alps in which Emperor Theodosius I defeated the usurper Eugenius, helping to secure the political and religious unity of the Roman Empire under Nicene Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| afterYear | 450 ⓘ |
| beforeYear | 500 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Franks
ⓘ
Roman–Frankish coalition ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ Visigoths ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
Western Roman forces ⓘ
linked to:
Roman army
|
| combatantSide1 |
Visigoths
ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| combatantSide2 | Roman–Frankish coalition ⓘ |
| commanderSide1 | Theodoric II ⓘ |
| conflictType | Late Antiquity battle ⓘ |
| date | 5th century ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Gaul ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
France
ⓘ
Orléans, France ⓘ
linked to:
Orléans
|
| namedAfter | Aurelianum (Latin name of Orléans) ⓘ |
| outcome | halted Visigothic expansion in Gaul ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman–Germanic wars
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conflicts in 5th-century Gaul ⓘ |
| place |
Loire Valley
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near Aurelianum ⓘ near Orléans ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Franks in Gaul
ⓘ
linked to:
Franks
Theodoric II ⓘ Visigothic Kingdom in Gaul ⓘ
linked to:
Visigothic Kingdom
|
| result |
decisive defeat of Visigothic forces
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victory for Roman–Frankish coalition ⓘ |
| significance | checked Visigothic power in Gaul ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Aurelianum Description of subject: The Battle of Aurelianum was a 5th-century conflict near modern Orléans in which the Visigothic forces of Theodoric II were decisively defeated by a Roman-Frankish coalition, halting Visigothic expansion in Gaul.
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