Macedonian Companion Corps
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The Macedonian Companion Corps was an elite heavy cavalry formation of the ancient Macedonian army, renowned for its decisive shock charges and close association with Alexander the Great.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Macedonian Companion Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15361902 — 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: Macedonian Companion Corps Context triple: [Companion cavalry, subunitOf, Macedonian Companion Corps]
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A.
Hypaspists
Hypaspists were elite infantry soldiers of the ancient Macedonian army, serving as highly trained royal guards and flexible shock troops alongside the phalanx.
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B.
Macedonian army
The Macedonian army was the formidable military force led by Alexander the Great that conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece through Persia to parts of India in the 4th century BCE.
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C.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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D.
Pontic army
The Pontic army was the military force of the Kingdom of Pontus, renowned in antiquity for its large, diverse contingents and its role in challenging Roman power during the Mithridatic Wars.
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E.
Theban Sacred Band
The Theban Sacred Band was an elite ancient Greek military unit of 300 hoplite soldiers, famed for its battlefield effectiveness and composed of pairs of male lovers whose bonds were believed to strengthen their courage and cohesion in combat.
- 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: Macedonian Companion Corps Target entity description: The Macedonian Companion Corps was an elite heavy cavalry formation of the ancient Macedonian army, renowned for its decisive shock charges and close association with Alexander the Great.
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A.
Hypaspists
Hypaspists were elite infantry soldiers of the ancient Macedonian army, serving as highly trained royal guards and flexible shock troops alongside the phalanx.
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B.
Macedonian army
The Macedonian army was the formidable military force led by Alexander the Great that conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece through Persia to parts of India in the 4th century BCE.
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C.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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D.
Pontic army
The Pontic army was the military force of the Kingdom of Pontus, renowned in antiquity for its large, diverse contingents and its role in challenging Roman power during the Mithridatic Wars.
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E.
Theban Sacred Band
The Theban Sacred Band was an elite ancient Greek military unit of 300 hoplite soldiers, famed for its battlefield effectiveness and composed of pairs of male lovers whose bonds were believed to strengthen their courage and cohesion in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.