Archidamus III
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Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Spartan decline following the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archidamus III canonical | 3 |
| Archidamus III of Sparta | 1 |
| Cleombrotus I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2303857 — 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: Archidamus III Context triple: [Tarentum, invitedAsMilitaryLeader, Archidamus III]
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A.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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B.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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C.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- 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: Archidamus III Target entity description: Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Spartan decline following the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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B.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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C.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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E.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan king
ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| activeYears | mid-4th century BC ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Taras (Tarentum)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tarentines
|
| battle |
Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mantinea (362 BC)
campaigns in Laconia and Arcadia ⓘ expedition to Tarentum ⓘ |
| child |
Agis III
ⓘ
Eudamidas I ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| conflict |
Third Sacred War
ⓘ
wars against Thebes ⓘ |
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 338 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Manduria, in southern Italy ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eurypontid dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Spartan ⓘ |
| father | Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| fullName | Archidamus III self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governed |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemon
|
| historicalContext | Spartan decline after defeat at Leuctra ⓘ |
| knownFor | attempts to preserve Spartan influence after the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
surface form:
writings of Diodorus Siculus
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ
surface form:
writings of Plutarch
Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
surface form:
writings of Xenophon
|
| militaryRank | Spartan king and commander ⓘ |
| mother | Eupolia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns in western Greece and Italy
ⓘ
involvement in the Third Sacred War ⓘ military leadership during the decline of Spartan power ⓘ opposition to Theban expansion ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Sparta ⓘ |
| predecessor | Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Laconia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 338 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 360 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| successor | Agis III ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| title | Basileus of the Eurypontid house ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archidamus III Description of subject: Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Spartan decline following the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pleistoanax
this entity surface form:
Cleombrotus I
this entity surface form:
Archidamus III of Sparta