Battle of Crocus Field
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The Battle of Crocus Field was a decisive clash in ancient Greece in which Philip II of Macedon crushed the Phocians, cementing Macedonian dominance over central Greece.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Crocus Field canonical | 4 |
| Battle of the Crocus Field | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T699228 — 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: Battle of Crocus Field Context triple: [Third Sacred War, significantBattle, Battle of Crocus Field]
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A.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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C.
Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon was a pivotal 490 BCE clash in the Greco-Persian Wars where outnumbered Greek forces halted a major Persian invasion, becoming a symbol of Athenian courage and military skill.
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D.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
- 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 Crocus Field Target entity description: The Battle of Crocus Field was a decisive clash in ancient Greece in which Philip II of Macedon crushed the Phocians, cementing Macedonian dominance over central Greece.
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A.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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B.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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C.
Battle of Marathon
The Battle of Marathon was a pivotal 490 BCE clash in the Greco-Persian Wars where outnumbered Greek forces halted a major Persian invasion, becoming a symbol of Athenian courage and military skill.
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D.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Macedonian influence in Thessaly consolidated
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Onomarchus killed ⓘ Phocian power severely weakened ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amphictyonic League politics ⓘ |
| belligerentLeader |
Onomarchus of Phocis
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy Phocian casualties ⓘ |
| combatant |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
Phocian League ⓘ Thessalian allies of Macedon ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Onomarchus
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| date | c. 352 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Macedonian intervention in central Greece ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| involves |
Macedonian phalanx
ⓘ
Phocian mercenary infantry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thessaly
ⓘ
Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
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| namedAfter |
Vale of Tempe in Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Crocus Field plain in Thessaly
|
| opponentOf | Onomarchus's Phocian forces ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Phocian mercenary forces ⓘ |
| outcome |
Macedon gains strategic control in Thessaly
ⓘ
Phocian strategic collapse in the north ⓘ |
| partOf |
Philip II of Macedon's rise to power in Greece
ⓘ
Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| place | Crocus Field ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sacred Wars ⓘ |
| result |
Macedonian dominance over central Greece strengthened
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decisive Macedonian victory ⓘ defeat of the Phocians ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive clash in the Third Sacred War
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paved the way for Macedonian hegemony in Greece ⓘ |
| usedBy | Philip II of Macedon as a step toward controlling Greek affairs ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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Battle of the Crocus Field