Alcetas II of Macedon
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Alcetas II of Macedon was a 5th-century BC king of the ancient kingdom of Macedon, known for his brief and turbulent reign marked by internal dynastic strife.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alcetas II of Macedon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20228422 — 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: Alcetas II of Macedon Context triple: [Perdiccas II of Macedon, sibling, Alcetas II of Macedon]
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Alcetas I of Macedon
Alcetas I of Macedon was an early Argead king who ruled Macedon in the 6th century BC and helped consolidate the kingdom’s power and territory.
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B.
Philip VI of Macedon
Philip VI of Macedon is the regnal name claimed by Andriscus, a pretender who briefly restored an independent Macedonian kingdom in the 2nd century BCE before being defeated by Rome.
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C.
Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
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D.
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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E.
Philip IV of Macedon
Philip IV of Macedon was a short-reigning king of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon from the Antipatrid dynasty, ruling briefly in the late 4th century BC before being succeeded by Cassander.
- 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: Alcetas II of Macedon Target entity description: Alcetas II of Macedon was a 5th-century BC king of the ancient kingdom of Macedon, known for his brief and turbulent reign marked by internal dynastic strife.
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A.
Alcetas I of Macedon
Alcetas I of Macedon was an early Argead king who ruled Macedon in the 6th century BC and helped consolidate the kingdom’s power and territory.
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B.
Philip VI of Macedon
Philip VI of Macedon is the regnal name claimed by Andriscus, a pretender who briefly restored an independent Macedonian kingdom in the 2nd century BCE before being defeated by Rome.
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C.
Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
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D.
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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E.
Philip IV of Macedon
Philip IV of Macedon was a short-reigning king of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon from the Antipatrid dynasty, ruling briefly in the late 4th century BC before being succeeded by Cassander.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.