Spartan mora
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A Spartan mora was a large tactical infantry unit of the Spartan army, typically composed of several hundred hoplites and serving as one of its primary battlefield formations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spartan mora canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4182563 — 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: Spartan mora Context triple: [Battle of Lechaeum, opposingUnitType, Spartan mora]
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A.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
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B.
Spartan war party
The Spartan war party was a militaristic faction within Sparta that opposed the peace-oriented policies of King Pleistoanax and favored continued aggressive warfare.
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C.
Myrmidon
The Myrmidons were a legendary ancient Greek people famed in mythology as the fiercely loyal warriors commanded by Achilles during the Trojan War.
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D.
Spartans
Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, most prominently known for their NCAA Division I football program and distinctive green and white identity.
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E.
Spartans
Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
- 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: Spartan mora Target entity description: A Spartan mora was a large tactical infantry unit of the Spartan army, typically composed of several hundred hoplites and serving as one of its primary battlefield formations.
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A.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
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B.
Spartan war party
The Spartan war party was a militaristic faction within Sparta that opposed the peace-oriented policies of King Pleistoanax and favored continued aggressive warfare.
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C.
Myrmidon
The Myrmidons were a legendary ancient Greek people famed in mythology as the fiercely loyal warriors commanded by Achilles during the Trojan War.
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D.
Spartans
Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, most prominently known for their NCAA Division I football program and distinctive green and white identity.
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E.
Spartans
Spartans is the nickname and mascot for the athletic teams representing San Jose State University in collegiate sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan military unit
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military unit ⓘ tactical formation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemon
|
| commandedBy | polemarch ⓘ |
| composedOf | hoplites ⓘ |
| containsUnitType |
enomotia
ⓘ
lochos ⓘ |
| doctrineEmphasized |
close-order drill
ⓘ
cohesion ⓘ discipline ⓘ |
| documentedBySource |
Plutarch
ⓘ
Xenophon ⓘ |
| equipment |
aspis (hoplite shield)
ⓘ
doru (spear) ⓘ xiphos (short sword) ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Laconia
ⓘ
Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedSize |
approximately 500–900 men
ⓘ
several hundred soldiers ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Greek word meaning division or part ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive combat unit
ⓘ
line-of-battle formation ⓘ offensive combat unit ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | μόρα ⓘ |
| hasRole |
primary battlefield formation
ⓘ
tactical subunit ⓘ |
| hasType |
hoplite formation
ⓘ
infantry unit ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | heavy infantry ⓘ |
| organizedAccordingTo | age classes of Spartan citizens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spartan army
ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan military system
|
| recruitedFrom |
Spartiates
ⓘ
perioikoi ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Spartan army ⓘ |
| tacticalDoctrine | phalanx warfare ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
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5th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sparta
ⓘ
Spartan army ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenic warfare ⓘ Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
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Subject: Spartan mora Description of subject: A Spartan mora was a large tactical infantry unit of the Spartan army, typically composed of several hundred hoplites and serving as one of its primary battlefield formations.
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