Xanthippus of Sparta
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Xanthippus of Sparta was a Spartan mercenary general famed for reorganizing and leading the Carthaginian army to a decisive victory over the Romans during the First Punic War.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21807255 — 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)
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Target entity: Xanthippus of Sparta Context triple: [Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE), commander, Xanthippus of Sparta]
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Aristodemus of Sparta
Aristodemus of Sparta was a Spartan warrior known for surviving the Battle of Thermopylae and later seeking to redeem his honor through heroic death in battle.
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Clearchus of Sparta
Clearchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan general best known for commanding Greek mercenaries in Cyrus the Younger's campaign against Artaxerxes II, as famously recounted in Xenophon's Anabasis.
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Pleistarchus of Sparta
Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
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Lysander of Sparta
Lysander of Sparta was a prominent 5th-century BC Spartan naval commander and statesman who led Sparta to victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
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Demaratus of Sparta
Demaratus of Sparta was a deposed Spartan king of the Eurypontid line who later fled to Persia and advised Xerxes during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- 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: Xanthippus of Sparta Target entity description: Xanthippus of Sparta was a Spartan mercenary general famed for reorganizing and leading the Carthaginian army to a decisive victory over the Romans during the First Punic War.
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A.
Aristodemus of Sparta
Aristodemus of Sparta was a Spartan warrior known for surviving the Battle of Thermopylae and later seeking to redeem his honor through heroic death in battle.
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B.
Clearchus of Sparta
Clearchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan general best known for commanding Greek mercenaries in Cyrus the Younger's campaign against Artaxerxes II, as famously recounted in Xenophon's Anabasis.
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C.
Pleistarchus of Sparta
Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
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D.
Lysander of Sparta
Lysander of Sparta was a prominent 5th-century BC Spartan naval commander and statesman who led Sparta to victory over Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Demaratus of Sparta
Demaratus of Sparta was a deposed Spartan king of the Eurypontid line who later fled to Persia and advised Xerxes during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.