Perseus of Macedon
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Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perseus of Macedon canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3543103 — 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: Perseus of Macedon Context triple: [Macedon, notableKing, Perseus of Macedon]
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A.
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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B.
Alexander I of Macedon
Alexander I of Macedon was an early 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for navigating between Persian dominance and emerging Greek power, and for being recognized as a philhellene who participated in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
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D.
Alexander III of Macedon
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was the king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world through his military conquests across Greece, Persia, Egypt, and into India.
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E.
Alexander II of Macedon
Alexander II of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon whose brief and turbulent reign preceded the rise of his younger brother Philip II and the subsequent expansion of the Macedonian kingdom.
- 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: Perseus of Macedon Target entity description: Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
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A.
Demetrius I of Macedon
Demetrius I of Macedon was a prominent Hellenistic king and military leader, known for his ambitious campaigns, naval innovations, and role in the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Great’s death.
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B.
Alexander I of Macedon
Alexander I of Macedon was an early 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for navigating between Persian dominance and emerging Greek power, and for being recognized as a philhellene who participated in the Olympic Games.
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C.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
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D.
Alexander III of Macedon
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was the king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires of the ancient world through his military conquests across Greece, Persia, Egypt, and into India.
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E.
Alexander II of Macedon
Alexander II of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon whose brief and turbulent reign preceded the rise of his younger brother Philip II and the subsequent expansion of the Macedonian kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Macedonian
ⓘ
human ⓘ king of Macedon ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Pydna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Macedon ⓘ |
| captivityLocation | Alba Fucens ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfRole | defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War ⓘ |
| child |
Alexander (son of Perseus of Macedon)
ⓘ
Philip (son of Perseus of Macedon) ⓘ Philip (son of Perseus of Macedon) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippos (younger son of Perseus of Macedon)
|
| conflict |
Macedonian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Macedonian War
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| country |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
|
| deathPlace | Alba Fucens ⓘ |
| dynastyEnd | end of Antigonid rule in Macedon ⓘ |
| endOfReignCause | Roman victory in the Third Macedonian War ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Philip V of Macedon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last Antigonid king of Macedon
ⓘ
resisting Roman expansion in Greece ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Polycratia of Argos ⓘ |
| name | Perseus ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defeat at the Battle of Pydna ⓘ |
| opponent |
Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| politicalStatusAfterDefeat | Roman prisoner ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Macedon ⓘ |
| predecessor | Philip V of Macedon ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Macedonia region
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
|
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Antigonid dynasty ⓘ |
| sibling |
Demetrius I of Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Demetrius of Macedon
|
| significance |
his defeat marked the end of Macedon as an independent kingdom
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last king of the Antigonid dynasty ⓘ |
| spouse | Laodice V ⓘ |
| successorState | Roman-controlled Macedonian provinces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perseus of Macedon Description of subject: Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Third Macedonian War
subject surface form:
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)