Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC)
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The Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC) was a clash in which invading Gallic forces under Brennus fought a coalition of Greek city-states at the famous Thermopylae pass during the Gallic invasion of Greece.
All labels observed (2)
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| Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC) canonical | 1 |
| Μάχη του Ασκλούμ (279 π.Χ.) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22264807 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC) Context triple: [Maliac Gulf, hasHistoricalEventNearby, Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC)]
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Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC)
The Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) was a clash during the Roman–Seleucid War in which Roman forces decisively defeated Antiochus III the Great’s army in central Greece, forcing his retreat to Asia Minor.
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Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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Battle of Mantinea (418 BC)
The Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) was a major engagement of the Peloponnesian War in which Sparta decisively defeated a coalition led by Argos and Athens, reasserting its dominance in mainland Greece.
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Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE)
The Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) was a decisive clash in ancient Greece in which Theban forces under Epaminondas defeated a Spartan-led coalition but lost their commander, effectively ending Theban hegemony and reshaping the balance of power among the Greek city-states.
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Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE)
The Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) was a decisive victory by Philip II of Macedon over the Phocians that marked a turning point in Macedonian dominance in central Greece during the Third Sacred War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of Thermopylae (279 BC) was a clash in which invading Gallic forces under Brennus fought a coalition of Greek city-states at the famous Thermopylae pass during the Gallic invasion of Greece.
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A.
Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC)
The Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) was a clash during the Roman–Seleucid War in which Roman forces decisively defeated Antiochus III the Great’s army in central Greece, forcing his retreat to Asia Minor.
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B.
Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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C.
Battle of Mantinea (418 BC)
The Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) was a major engagement of the Peloponnesian War in which Sparta decisively defeated a coalition led by Argos and Athens, reasserting its dominance in mainland Greece.
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D.
Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE)
The Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) was a decisive clash in ancient Greece in which Theban forces under Epaminondas defeated a Spartan-led coalition but lost their commander, effectively ending Theban hegemony and reshaping the balance of power among the Greek city-states.
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E.
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE)
The Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) was a decisive victory by Philip II of Macedon over the Phocians that marked a turning point in Macedonian dominance in central Greece during the Third Sacred War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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