Battle of Heraclea

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Battle of Heraclea

Summary

Battle of Heraclea is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (619 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Heraclea is in the country of Italy[3].
  • Battle of Heraclea's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Battle of Heraclea took place at Policoro[5].
  • Battle of Heraclea is part of Pyrrhic War[6].
  • Battle of Heraclea's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Heraclea[7].
  • Battle of Heraclea took place on 280 BC[8].
  • Battle of Heraclea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.22, 'lon': 16.669722}[9].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Heraclea was Epirus[10].
  • A participant in Battle of Heraclea was Ancient Rome[11].
  • Battle of Heraclea's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[12].
  • Battle of Heraclea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Heraclea took place on 280 BC[8]. It took place at Policoro[5]. It is in the country of Italy[3].

Context

Battle of Heraclea is part of Pyrrhic War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Epirus[10] and Ancient Rome[11].

Why It Matters

Battle of Heraclea ranks in the top 7% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (619 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.22, 'lon': 16.669722}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 40°13'12"N, 16°40'11"E, QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35923|batch #35923]]"
  2. 17d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.22, 'lon': 16.669722}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 40°13'12"N, 16°40'11"E, Importing coordinate from enwp"
  3. 17d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Italy
    Country
    Location Policoro
    Part of
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 40°13'12.000"N, 16°40'10.999"E, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location ("
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