Aegium
E443390
Aegium was an important ancient Greek city in the region of Achaea, known as a political and religious center, especially during the Hellenistic period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aegium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4431825 — 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: Aegium Context triple: [Achaea, historicalCity, Aegium]
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A.
Pherae
Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.
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B.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
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C.
Ambracia
Ambracia was an ancient Greek city in Epirus that became an important regional center and later the capital of King Pyrrhus.
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D.
Sikyon
Sikyon was an ancient Greek city-state in the northern Peloponnese, known for its artistic and cultural achievements, especially in sculpture and painting.
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E.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
- 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: Aegium Target entity description: Aegium was an important ancient Greek city in the region of Achaea, known as a political and religious center, especially during the Hellenistic period.
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A.
Pherae
Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.
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B.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
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C.
Ambracia
Ambracia was an ancient Greek city in Epirus that became an important regional center and later the capital of King Pyrrhus.
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D.
Sikyon
Sikyon was an ancient Greek city-state in the northern Peloponnese, known for its artistic and cultural achievements, especially in sculpture and painting.
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E.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| describedBy |
Pausanias
ⓘ
Polybius ⓘ |
| floruit | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Achaean League ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryOf |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Asclepius ⓘ Athena ⓘ Demeter ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Eileithyia ⓘ Hera ⓘ Zeus Homagyrios ⓘ
linked to:
Zeus Thaulios
|
| hasTempleOf |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Asclepius ⓘ Athena ⓘ Demeter ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Eileithyia ⓘ Hera ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| hasType | coastal city ⓘ |
| knownFor |
political assemblies
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Achaea
ⓘ
northern Peloponnese ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
river Selinus
ⓘ
linked to:
Selinus River
|
| locatedOn | Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor | Aigio ⓘ |
| partOf | Achaean League ⓘ |
| periodOfImportance | Classical period ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | venue for federal council of Achaean League ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
meeting place of the Achaean League
ⓘ
political center of Achaea ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | member city of the Achaean League ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Achaean settlements ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | site of common Achaean sacrifices ⓘ |
| religiousRole | religious center of Achaea ⓘ |
| religiousTitle | seat of important Achaean cults ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of routes along the Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aegium Description of subject: Aegium was an important ancient Greek city in the region of Achaea, known as a political and religious center, especially during the Hellenistic period.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.