Callisthenes of Olynthus
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Callisthenes of Olynthus was a Greek historian and relative of Aristotle who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns and chronicled his conquests before falling out of favor and being executed.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15182239 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Callisthenes of Olynthus Context triple: [Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander, usesSourceCritically, Callisthenes of Olynthus]
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Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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B.
Apollodorus of Phaleron
Apollodorus of Phaleron was an Athenian follower of Socrates, remembered from Plato’s dialogues as a devoted but emotionally intense disciple of the philosopher.
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C.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Aristides of Miletus
Aristides of Miletus was an ancient Greek writer, traditionally credited as one of the earliest and most influential authors of erotic and narrative prose.
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E.
Apollodorus of Carystus
Apollodorus of Carystus was an Athenian playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential and refined domestic comedies.
- 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: Callisthenes of Olynthus Target entity description: Callisthenes of Olynthus was a Greek historian and relative of Aristotle who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns and chronicled his conquests before falling out of favor and being executed.
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A.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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B.
Apollodorus of Phaleron
Apollodorus of Phaleron was an Athenian follower of Socrates, remembered from Plato’s dialogues as a devoted but emotionally intense disciple of the philosopher.
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C.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Aristides of Miletus
Aristides of Miletus was an ancient Greek writer, traditionally credited as one of the earliest and most influential authors of erotic and narrative prose.
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E.
Apollodorus of Carystus
Apollodorus of Carystus was an Athenian playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential and refined domestic comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.