Arsinoe IV
E239908
Ptolemaic princess
ancient Egyptian royal
member of the Ptolemaic dynasty
political rival of Cleopatra VII
Arsinoe IV was a younger Ptolemaic princess and political rival of Cleopatra VII who was eventually executed on the orders of Mark Antony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arsinoe IV canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1906562 — 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: Arsinoe IV Context triple: [Cleopatra VII, sibling, Arsinoe IV]
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A.
Cleopatra V Tryphaena
Cleopatra V Tryphaena was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt and likely co-ruler with her husband Ptolemy XII Auletes during the 1st century BCE.
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B.
Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII who later became queen of Mauretania and a key figure in the political legacy of the Ptolemaic dynasty within the Roman world.
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C.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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D.
Ptolemy XII Auletes
Ptolemy XII Auletes was a Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known as the father of Cleopatra VII and for his politically turbulent, Roman-dependent reign in the 1st century BCE.
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E.
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was a young Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known for his turbulent co-rule and civil war with his sister Cleopatra VII in the 1st century BCE.
- 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: Arsinoe IV Target entity description: Arsinoe IV was a younger Ptolemaic princess and political rival of Cleopatra VII who was eventually executed on the orders of Mark Antony.
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A.
Cleopatra V Tryphaena
Cleopatra V Tryphaena was a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt and likely co-ruler with her husband Ptolemy XII Auletes during the 1st century BCE.
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B.
Cleopatra Selene II
Cleopatra Selene II was the daughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII who later became queen of Mauretania and a key figure in the political legacy of the Ptolemaic dynasty within the Roman world.
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C.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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D.
Ptolemy XII Auletes
Ptolemy XII Auletes was a Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known as the father of Cleopatra VII and for his politically turbulent, Roman-dependent reign in the 1st century BCE.
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E.
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was a young Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known for his turbulent co-rule and civil war with his sister Cleopatra VII in the 1st century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ptolemaic princess
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian royal ⓘ member of the Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ political rival of Cleopatra VII ⓘ |
| afterCapture | granted asylum at the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | 41 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra VII Philopator
Julius Caesar ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ Roman civil wars ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra VII Philopator
Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| country |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
|
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Ptolemy
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic dynasty
|
| ethnicGroup | Macedonian Greek ⓘ |
| event | paraded in Julius Caesar’s triumph in Rome ⓘ |
| executionOrderedAtRequestOf |
Cleopatra VII
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra VII Philopator
|
| father | Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
ⓘ
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch’s Lives
|
| mannerOfDeath | judicial execution ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being executed on the orders of Mark Antony
ⓘ
opposition to Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Mark Antony ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Roman–Ptolemaic War
ⓘ
surface form:
Alexandrian War
|
| placeOfBirth |
Alexandria
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
|
| placeOfDeath |
Ephesus
ⓘ
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | rival claimant to the throne of Egypt ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pretender to the throne of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion |
Egyptian religion (as ruling dynasty context)
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ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Alexandria ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader of Egyptian forces against Julius Caesar during the Alexandrian War ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Arsinoe VI (possible/contested)
ⓘ
Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra VII Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ⓘ Ptolemy XIV ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arsinoe IV Description of subject: Arsinoe IV was a younger Ptolemaic princess and political rival of Cleopatra VII who was eventually executed on the orders of Mark Antony.
Referenced by (7)
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