Siege of Miletus
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The Siege of Miletus was one of Alexander the Great’s early campaigns in Asia Minor, in which he captured the strategically important Ionian city from Persian control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Miletus canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Miletus Context triple: [Battle of the Granicus, followedBy, Siege of Miletus]
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A.
Siege of Halicarnassus
The Siege of Halicarnassus was a key early battle in Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire, in which he captured the heavily fortified Carian capital on the coast of Asia Minor.
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B.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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D.
Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
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E.
Siege of Nicaea
The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Miletus Target entity description: The Siege of Miletus was one of Alexander the Great’s early campaigns in Asia Minor, in which he captured the strategically important Ionian city from Persian control.
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A.
Siege of Halicarnassus
The Siege of Halicarnassus was a key early battle in Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire, in which he captured the heavily fortified Carian capital on the coast of Asia Minor.
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B.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was Alexander the Great’s famous 332 BC assault on the heavily fortified Phoenician island city, marked by the construction of a massive causeway and resulting in a decisive Macedonian victory that secured control of the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Siege of Samaria
The Siege of Samaria was the decisive Assyrian military campaign in 722 BCE that led to the fall of the capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the exile of much of its population.
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D.
Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
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E.
Siege of Nicaea
The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| aim |
to expel Persian control from Ionia
ⓘ
to secure a base for further operations along the coast ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Greek allies of Alexander ⓘ Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
|
| commander |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Hegelochus ⓘ Nicanor ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| consequence |
Miletus incorporated into Alexander’s empire
ⓘ
Persian loss of a key Ionian stronghold ⓘ reduction of Persian naval influence in the Aegean ⓘ |
| date | 334 BC ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
|
| followedBy | Siege of Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle of Granicus
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Granicus
|
| hasEndTime | 334 BC ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Alexander the Great ⓘ Greek mercenaries in Persian service ⓘ Hegelochus ⓘ Macedonian army ⓘ Nicanor ⓘ Persian fleet ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 334 BC ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| isEarlyCampaignOf | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Ionia ⓘ Miletus ⓘ |
| opponent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Persian naval forces ⓘ Persian satraps in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| partOf | Alexander the Great’s campaign in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| result |
Macedonian victory
ⓘ
capture of Miletus by Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Ionian coastline
ⓘ
naval base on the Aegean Sea ⓘ weakening of Persian naval power in the Aegean ⓘ |
| tactic |
assault on city walls
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cutting off Persian fleet from the city ⓘ naval blockade of the harbor ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryAsset |
Macedonian navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian fleet
blockade ⓘ siege engines ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Miletus Description of subject: The Siege of Miletus was one of Alexander the Great’s early campaigns in Asia Minor, in which he captured the strategically important Ionian city from Persian control.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Battle of the Granicus