Callicratidas
E419476
Callicratidas was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, noted for his leadership and death in the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Callicratidas canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4182614 — 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: Callicratidas Context triple: [Battle of Arginusae, commandedBy (Sparta), Callicratidas]
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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C.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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D.
Nicesipolis of Pherae
Nicesipolis of Pherae was a Thessalian noblewoman and wife of Philip II of Macedon, known as the mother of their daughter Thessalonike.
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E.
Gylippus
Gylippus was a Spartan general best known for leading the successful defense of Syracuse against the Athenian forces during the Sicilian Expedition in the Peloponnesian War.
- 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: Callicratidas Target entity description: Callicratidas was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, noted for his leadership and death in the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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C.
Callicrates
Callicrates was an ancient Greek architect of the Classical period, best known for co-designing the Parthenon and contributing to other major Athenian temple projects.
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D.
Nicesipolis of Pherae
Nicesipolis of Pherae was a Thessalian noblewoman and wife of Philip II of Macedon, known as the mother of their daughter Thessalonike.
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E.
Gylippus
Gylippus was a Spartan general best known for leading the successful defense of Syracuse against the Athenian forces during the Sicilian Expedition in the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan
ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ military leader ⓘ naval commander ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemon
|
| citizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| commanded | Spartan fleet in the eastern Aegean ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Arginusae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| deathContext | died when his ship was rammed during battle ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| ethicalStance |
advocate of traditional Spartan virtues
ⓘ
critic of reliance on Persian funding ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
remembered for bravery in combat
ⓘ
remembered for personal integrity ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spartan navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | siege of Methymna on Lesbos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of Spartan fleet in the late Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
death at the Battle of Arginusae ⓘ |
| opponent | Athenian navy ⓘ |
| opposed | Persian influence in Greek affairs ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near the Arginusae Islands ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
naval commander
ⓘ
navarch ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lysander ⓘ |
| replaced | Lysander ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Xenophon ⓘ |
| strategicGoal | to challenge Athenian naval supremacy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 406 BC ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Callicratidas Description of subject: Callicratidas was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, noted for his leadership and death in the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
Referenced by (4)
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