Arcesilas IV of Cyrene
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Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene | 4 |
| Arcesilas IV of Cyrene canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4531929 — 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: Arcesilas IV of Cyrene Context triple: [Pindar, patron, Arcesilas IV of Cyrene]
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Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene was an early Greek king of the North African city-state of Cyrene, belonging to the Battiad dynasty that ruled the colony.
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Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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C.
Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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Battus I of Cyrene
Battus I of Cyrene was the first king of Cyrene and the founder of the Battiad dynasty in ancient Greek Libya.
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E.
Memnon of Rhodes
Memnon of Rhodes was a prominent Greek mercenary general in Persian service during Alexander the Great’s campaigns, noted for his strategic skill and opposition to the Macedonian conquest.
- 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: Arcesilas IV of Cyrene Target entity description: Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
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A.
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene was an early Greek king of the North African city-state of Cyrene, belonging to the Battiad dynasty that ruled the colony.
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B.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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C.
Cyrus of Alexandria
Cyrus of Alexandria was a 7th-century patriarch and theologian known for promoting the Monothelite doctrine later rejected as heretical by the church.
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D.
Battus I of Cyrene
Battus I of Cyrene was the first king of Cyrene and the founder of the Battiad dynasty in ancient Greek Libya.
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E.
Memnon of Rhodes
Memnon of Rhodes was a prominent Greek mercenary general in Persian service during Alexander the Great’s campaigns, noted for his strategic skill and opposition to the Macedonian conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cyrenaean ruler
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ancient Greek person ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pindar ⓘ |
| capital | Cyrene ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | after Battus IV of Cyrene ⓘ |
| country | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| deathCause | overthrow in political revolt ⓘ |
| dynasty | Battiad dynasty ⓘ |
| era | post-Persian Wars period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Battus IV of Cyrene ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| governed | Greek colony of Cyrene ⓘ |
| governmentFormDuringReign | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Basileus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| house | House of Battus ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Pindar’s odes
ⓘ
linked to:
Pindar's odes
ancient literary sources ⓘ later historical traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| lastRulerOf |
Battiad dynasty
ⓘ
monarchy of Cyrene ⓘ |
| memberOf | Battiad dynasty ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the poet Pindar
ⓘ
being overthrown in a revolt ⓘ being the last king of the Battiad dynasty ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | internal opposition in Cyrene ⓘ |
| patronOf | Pindar ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cyrene ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cyrene ⓘ |
| politicalStatusAfterReign | monarchy abolished in Cyrene ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Cyrene ⓘ |
| predecessor | Battus IV of Cyrene ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 440 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 462 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Pindar’s Fifth Pythian Ode
ⓘ
linked to:
Pindar's odes
Pindar’s Fourth Pythian Ode ⓘ
linked to:
Pindar's odes
|
| succeededBy | republican government in Cyrene ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Cyrenaica region in North Africa
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linked to:
Cyrenaica
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| timePeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arcesilas IV of Cyrene Description of subject: Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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