Coele-Syria
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Coele-Syria was a historical region of the ancient Near East, roughly corresponding to parts of modern Syria and Lebanon, that was frequently contested between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coele-Syria canonical | 21 |
| Hellenistic Syria | 2 |
| Coele-Syria (for part of his reign) | 1 |
| Syria Coele | 1 |
| Syria Phoenice | 1 |
| Syro-Phoenicia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703187 — 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: Coele-Syria Context triple: [Donations of Alexandria, awardedTerritory, Coele-Syria]
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A.
Cilicia
Cilicia was an ancient coastal region in southeastern Asia Minor, known for its strategic location, rugged terrain, and role as a crossroads between the Mediterranean and the Near East.
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B.
Palmyrene region
The Palmyrene region is a historical area in central Syria centered around the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, known for its strategic location on caravan trade routes and its rich archaeological heritage.
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C.
Anatolian coast
The Anatolian coast is the western shoreline of modern-day Turkey along the Aegean Sea, historically dotted with ancient Greek cities and important maritime trade routes.
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D.
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is a historic coastal region in eastern Libya, centered around the ancient Greek city of Cyrene and long significant as a cultural and political area in North Africa.
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E.
Samaria
Samaria is a historical region in the central highlands of ancient Israel and the West Bank, known as the capital area of the northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant biblical and archaeological site.
- 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: Coele-Syria Target entity description: Coele-Syria was a historical region of the ancient Near East, roughly corresponding to parts of modern Syria and Lebanon, that was frequently contested between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms.
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A.
Cilicia
Cilicia was an ancient coastal region in southeastern Asia Minor, known for its strategic location, rugged terrain, and role as a crossroads between the Mediterranean and the Near East.
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B.
Palmyrene region
The Palmyrene region is a historical area in central Syria centered around the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, known for its strategic location on caravan trade routes and its rich archaeological heritage.
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C.
Anatolian coast
The Anatolian coast is the western shoreline of modern-day Turkey along the Aegean Sea, historically dotted with ancient Greek cities and important maritime trade routes.
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D.
Cyrenaica
Cyrenaica is a historic coastal region in eastern Libya, centered around the ancient Greek city of Cyrene and long significant as a cultural and political area in North Africa.
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E.
Samaria
Samaria is a historical region in the central highlands of ancient Israel and the West Bank, known as the capital area of the northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant biblical and archaeological site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| borders |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabia
Judea ⓘ Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
|
| contestedBy |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| contestedIn | Syrian Wars ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Antioch
ⓘ
Berytus ⓘ Damascus ⓘ Laodicea in Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Laodicea
Ptolemais ⓘ Sidon ⓘ Tyre ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Galilee
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
Samaria ⓘ |
| knownFor | being contested between Ptolemaic Kingdom and Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Ancient Near East ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Near East
|
| mentionedIn |
Hellenistic historical sources
ⓘ
works of Josephus ⓘ works of Polybius ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Hollow Syria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic world
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic sphere of influence
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid sphere of influence
Syrian region ⓘ |
| religion |
Hellenistic cults
ⓘ
local Semitic cults ⓘ polytheism ⓘ |
| roughlyCorrespondsTo |
parts of modern Lebanon
ⓘ
parts of modern Syria ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Mediterranean ports
ⓘ
control of land route between Egypt and Mesopotamia ⓘ fertile agricultural areas ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
late Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative designation in Hellenistic period
ⓘ
geopolitical term in ancient historiography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coele-Syria Description of subject: Coele-Syria was a historical region of the ancient Near East, roughly corresponding to parts of modern Syria and Lebanon, that was frequently contested between the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coele-Syria (for part of his reign)
this entity surface form:
Syria Coele
this entity surface form:
Syria Phoenice
this entity surface form:
Syro-Phoenicia
this entity surface form:
Hellenistic Syria