Syracusan army
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The Syracusan army was the land-based military force of the ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse, particularly renowned for its expansion and campaigns under the tyrant Dionysius the Elder in the 4th century BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Greek coalition army of Syracuse and Akragas | 1 |
| Syracusan army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16561295 — 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: Syracusan army Context triple: [Dionysius the Elder, militaryBranch, Syracusan army]
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Ptolemaic army
The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
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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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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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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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Pompeian forces
Pompeian forces were the military troops loyal to Pompey the Great and the senatorial faction during the late Roman Republic’s civil war against Julius Caesar.
- 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: Syracusan army Target entity description: The Syracusan army was the land-based military force of the ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse, particularly renowned for its expansion and campaigns under the tyrant Dionysius the Elder in the 4th century BCE.
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A.
Ptolemaic army
The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Pompeian forces
Pompeian forces were the military troops loyal to Pompey the Great and the senatorial faction during the late Roman Republic’s civil war against Julius Caesar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Carthaginian invasion of Sicily (480 BC)
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opposingForceUsed
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Greek coalition army of Syracuse and Akragas
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linked to: Syracusan army