Orophernes (disputed)
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Orophernes (disputed) was a contested claimant to the throne of Cappadocia in the 2nd century BCE, whose legitimacy and even existence are debated by historians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orophernes (disputed) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18182611 — 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: Orophernes (disputed) Context triple: [Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia, hasIssue, Orophernes (disputed)]
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A.
Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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B.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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C.
Archelaus of Cappadocia
Archelaus of Cappadocia was a Roman client king who ruled Cappadocia in the late 1st century BC and early 1st century AD, overseeing its transition into a Roman province.
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D.
Antiochus Hierax
Antiochus Hierax was a Hellenistic Seleucid prince who rebelled against his brother to rule parts of Asia Minor in the 3rd century BCE.
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E.
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia was a 4th-century BC Persian noble and satrap who ruled in northwestern Anatolia and is noted for his role in regional power struggles against the Achaemenid central authority.
- 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: Orophernes (disputed) Target entity description: Orophernes (disputed) was a contested claimant to the throne of Cappadocia in the 2nd century BCE, whose legitimacy and even existence are debated by historians.
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A.
Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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B.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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C.
Archelaus of Cappadocia
Archelaus of Cappadocia was a Roman client king who ruled Cappadocia in the late 1st century BC and early 1st century AD, overseeing its transition into a Roman province.
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D.
Antiochus Hierax
Antiochus Hierax was a Hellenistic Seleucid prince who rebelled against his brother to rule parts of Asia Minor in the 3rd century BCE.
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E.
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia
Ariobarzanes of Phrygia was a 4th-century BC Persian noble and satrap who ruled in northwestern Anatolia and is noted for his role in regional power struggles against the Achaemenid central authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.