Mantineia
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Mantineia was a prominent ancient Greek city-state in Arcadia, noted for its strategic location in the Peloponnese and as the site of several important classical battles.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mantineia canonical | 3 |
| Mantinea (refounded city) | 1 |
| Mantinea in Arcadia | 1 |
| Palaio Mantineia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1899443 — 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: Mantineia Context triple: [Arcadia, ancientCity, Mantineia]
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A.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
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B.
Orchomenus
Orchomenus is an ancient Greek city in Boeotia known for its Mycenaean-era wealth, archaeological remains, and role in classical Greek history.
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C.
Pherae
Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.
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D.
Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city, later a significant Roman and Byzantine center, located near modern Bitola in North Macedonia.
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E.
Vergina
Vergina is a village in northern Greece renowned for its ancient royal tombs, including those attributed to the Macedonian kings, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage 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: Mantineia Target entity description: Mantineia was a prominent ancient Greek city-state in Arcadia, noted for its strategic location in the Peloponnese and as the site of several important classical battles.
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A.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
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B.
Orchomenus
Orchomenus is an ancient Greek city in Boeotia known for its Mycenaean-era wealth, archaeological remains, and role in classical Greek history.
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C.
Pherae
Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.
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D.
Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city, later a significant Roman and Byzantine center, located near modern Bitola in North Macedonia.
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E.
Vergina
Vergina is a village in northern Greece renowned for its ancient royal tombs, including those attributed to the Macedonian kings, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city-state
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Argos
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Elis ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| battleOccurredHere |
Battle of Mantineia (207 BC)
ⓘ
Battle of Mantinea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mantineia (362 BC)
Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mantineia (418 BC)
|
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| enemyOf | Sparta ⓘ |
| governedBy |
democracy
ⓘ
oligarchy ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
agora of Mantineia
ⓘ
ruins of city walls ⓘ theatre of Mantineia ⓘ |
| hasCult |
cult of Artemis
ⓘ
Dionysian Mysteries ⓘ
surface form:
cult of Dionysus
cult of Poseidon Hippios ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary |
sanctuary of Artemis Hymnia (nearby region)
ⓘ
sanctuary of Poseidon Hippios ⓘ |
| hasStrategicLocation |
northeastern Arcadian plain
ⓘ
route between Argolis and Arcadia ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
Spartan–Argive conflicts ⓘ Theban–Spartan wars ⓘ
surface form:
Theban–Spartan conflicts
|
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arcadia
ⓘ
Greek mainland ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ central Peloponnese ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Pausanias ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| modernNameOfSite |
Mantineia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Palaio Mantineia
|
| modernSiteNear |
Nafplion
ⓘ
surface form:
Nafplio
Tripoli, Arcadia ⓘ
surface form:
Tripoli (Arcadia)
|
| near |
Argos
ⓘ
Orchomenus (Arcadia) ⓘ Tegea ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Arcadian federal politics
ⓘ
association with Epaminondas ⓘ role in Corinthian War period politics ⓘ role in Peloponnesian War ⓘ site of several important classical battles ⓘ |
| partOf | Arcadian League ⓘ |
| regionType | Arcadian plateau city ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing | Classical period of Ancient Greece ⓘ |
| usedDialect | Arcadian dialect of Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mantineia Description of subject: Mantineia was a prominent ancient Greek city-state in Arcadia, noted for its strategic location in the Peloponnese and as the site of several important classical battles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mantinea in Arcadia
this entity surface form:
Palaio Mantineia
this entity surface form:
Mantinea (refounded city)