Greek–Etruscan wars
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The Greek–Etruscan wars were a series of conflicts in the early first millennium BC between the Greek city-states of southern Italy and Sicily and the Etruscan cities of central Italy for control of trade routes and dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Greek–Etruscan wars Context triple: [Battle of Cumae (474 BC), partOf, Greek–Etruscan wars]
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Cretan War
The Cretan War was a 17th-century conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, primarily over control of the island of Crete.
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Lelantine War
The Lelantine War was an early ancient Greek conflict, traditionally dated to the 8th–7th centuries BCE, fought primarily between the city-states of Chalcis and Eretria over control of the fertile Lelantine Plain on Euboea.
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Colchidian War
The Colchidian War, more commonly known as the Lazic War, was a 6th-century conflict between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire over control of the strategically vital region of Lazica in the Caucasus.
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Roman–Etruscan wars
The Roman–Etruscan wars were a series of early conflicts between the expanding Roman Republic and the Etruscan city-states that helped establish Roman dominance in central Italy.
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Target entity: Greek–Etruscan wars Target entity description: The Greek–Etruscan wars were a series of conflicts in the early first millennium BC between the Greek city-states of southern Italy and Sicily and the Etruscan cities of central Italy for control of trade routes and dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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A.
Cretan War
The Cretan War was a 17th-century conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, primarily over control of the island of Crete.
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B.
Lelantine War
The Lelantine War was an early ancient Greek conflict, traditionally dated to the 8th–7th centuries BCE, fought primarily between the city-states of Chalcis and Eretria over control of the fertile Lelantine Plain on Euboea.
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C.
Colchidian War
The Colchidian War, more commonly known as the Lazic War, was a 6th-century conflict between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire over control of the strategically vital region of Lazica in the Caucasus.
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D.
Roman–Etruscan wars
The Roman–Etruscan wars were a series of early conflicts between the expanding Roman Republic and the Etruscan city-states that helped establish Roman dominance in central Italy.
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E.
Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient war
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series of conflicts ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
control of coastal cities and ports
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control of maritime trade routes in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Etruscan cities
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Greek city-states ⓘ |
| consequence |
decline of Etruscan maritime influence
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shift in control of western Mediterranean trade ⓘ strengthening of some Greek colonies in Italy ⓘ |
| documentedBy | ancient historians ⓘ |
| hasCause |
competition over maritime commerce
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control of trade routes ⓘ struggle for regional dominance ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Sicily
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central Italy ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Archaic period of ancient Greece
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early first millennium BC ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
Ionian Sea
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Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ coasts of Campania ⓘ coasts of Latium ⓘ |
| hasUncertainDetails |
complete list of battles
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exact chronology ⓘ precise outcomes of individual engagements ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
peak of Etruscan power in central Italy
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rise of Greek poleis in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| involved |
naval battles
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sieges of coastal settlements ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Latin
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ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Etruscan city-states
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Greek colonies in Magna Graecia ⓘ
linked to:
Magna Graecia
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| partOf | ancient Mediterranean warfare ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Etruscan expansion in Italy
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Greek colonization of Sicily ⓘ Greek colonization of southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Magna Graecia
Phoenician and Carthaginian trade networks ⓘ |
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