Marathon tumulus
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Marathon tumulus is an ancient burial mound in Marathon, Greece, commemorating the fallen Athenian soldiers of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2680504 — 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: Marathon tumulus Context triple: [Marathon, hasStructure, Marathon tumulus]
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Funeral Mound
Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
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B.
Tamaudun Mausoleum
Tamaudun Mausoleum is a 16th-century royal tomb complex in Okinawa that served as the burial site for the Ryukyu Kingdom’s kings and is now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
mausoleum of Ateban
The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.
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D.
Kronion hill
Kronion Hill is a prominent elevation overlooking the ancient sanctuary of Olympia in Greece, traditionally associated with the god Kronos and offering a vantage point over the archaeological site.
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E.
Tomb of Pennut
The Tomb of Pennut is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb in Nubia belonging to the official Pennut, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and relocation during the Nubian salvage campaigns.
- 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: Marathon tumulus Target entity description: Marathon tumulus is an ancient burial mound in Marathon, Greece, commemorating the fallen Athenian soldiers of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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A.
Funeral Mound
Funeral Mound is a prominent ancient Native American earthen burial mound located within the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
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B.
Tamaudun Mausoleum
Tamaudun Mausoleum is a 16th-century royal tomb complex in Okinawa that served as the burial site for the Ryukyu Kingdom’s kings and is now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
mausoleum of Ateban
The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.
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D.
Kronion hill
Kronion Hill is a prominent elevation overlooking the ancient sanctuary of Olympia in Greece, traditionally associated with the god Kronos and offering a vantage point over the archaeological site.
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E.
Tomb of Pennut
The Tomb of Pennut is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut tomb in Nubia belonging to the official Pennut, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and relocation during the Nubian salvage campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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burial mound ⓘ tumulus ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian army
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Classical Athens ⓘ Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Wars
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| burialOf |
Athenian soldiers
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fallen hoplites of the Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Athenian soldiers fallen at the Battle of Marathon
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Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 38.15°N 23.97°E ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| eventDate | 490 BC ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of public memory in ancient Athens
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symbol of Athenian victory over Persia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
burial chamber(s)
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graves of Athenian hoplites ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commemorative monument
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funerary monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site of national significance in Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica, Greece
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Marathon, Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Marathon Bay
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Battle of Marathon site ⓘ
surface form:
plain of Marathon
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| material |
earth
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf | archaeological landscape of Marathon ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Greek military history
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archaeology of the Persian Wars ⓘ commemoration of war dead in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marathon tumulus Description of subject: Marathon tumulus is an ancient burial mound in Marathon, Greece, commemorating the fallen Athenian soldiers of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Athens built the Marathon Tumulus for the fallen
this entity surface form:
Marathon tumulus (Soros) for Athenian dead
this entity surface form:
Marathon Tumulus (Soros of the Plataeans)
this entity surface form:
Tumulus of the Athenians
this entity surface form:
Tumulus of the Athenians
this entity surface form:
Tumulus of the Plataeans
this entity surface form:
Marathon Tomb (Tumulus of the Athenians)