Corinthian troops
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Corinthian troops were military forces from the ancient Greek city-state of Corinth, active in various classical-era conflicts as part of larger Greek coalitions and rivalries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corinthian troops canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13220630 — 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: Corinthian troops Context triple: [Battle of Coronea (394 BC), hasParticipant, Corinthian troops]
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A.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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B.
Boeotian army
The Boeotian army was the collective military force of the cities of Boeotia in ancient Greece, noted for its heavy infantry and decisive role in regional conflicts such as the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Athenian cavalry
The Athenian cavalry was the mounted military force of ancient Athens, used primarily for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and supporting the city-state’s infantry-dominated armies.
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D.
Plataean army
The Plataean army was the small but crucial Greek city-state force that fought alongside Athens to help defeat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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E.
Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
- 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: Corinthian troops Target entity description: Corinthian troops were military forces from the ancient Greek city-state of Corinth, active in various classical-era conflicts as part of larger Greek coalitions and rivalries.
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A.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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B.
Boeotian army
The Boeotian army was the collective military force of the cities of Boeotia in ancient Greece, noted for its heavy infantry and decisive role in regional conflicts such as the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Athenian cavalry
The Athenian cavalry was the mounted military force of ancient Athens, used primarily for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and supporting the city-state’s infantry-dominated armies.
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D.
Plataean army
The Plataean army was the small but crucial Greek city-state force that fought alongside Athens to help defeat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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E.
Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Greek military forces ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Argos
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Sparta ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| country | Corinth ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenic
|
| equipment |
breastplate
ⓘ
greaves ⓘ helmet ⓘ hoplite shield ⓘ spear ⓘ |
| governedBy | Corinthian strategoi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
ⓘ
hoplite infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | phalanx ⓘ |
| notableAllegianceChange | shift from Spartan to anti-Spartan camp in late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ central Greece ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Athens
ⓘ
Corinthian League of 395 BCE enemies ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Lechaeum
ⓘ
Battle of Nemea ⓘ Battle of Plataea ⓘ Battle of Salamis ⓘ Corinthian War ⓘ Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peloponnesian League forces
ⓘ
anti-Spartan coalition in Corinthian War ⓘ polis of Corinth ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
allied communities of Corinth
ⓘ
citizens of Corinth ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ |
| usedFor |
land warfare
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Corinthian troops Description of subject: Corinthian troops were military forces from the ancient Greek city-state of Corinth, active in various classical-era conflicts as part of larger Greek coalitions and rivalries.
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