Theban wars
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The Theban wars are a cycle of ancient Greek legendary conflicts centered on the city of Thebes, most famously including the stories of Oedipus’s sons and the battles of the Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Theban War | 1 |
| Theban wars canonical | 1 |
| first Theban war | 1 |
| siege of Thebes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Theban wars Context triple: [Heroic Age, includesEvent, Theban wars]
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Egyptian–Hittite wars
The Egyptian–Hittite wars were a series of Late Bronze Age conflicts between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire over control of Syria and the Levant, culminating in the famous Battle of Kadesh and one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties.
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Conquest of Egypt
The Conquest of Egypt was the Persian king Cambyses II’s successful military campaign in 525 BCE that brought Egypt under Achaemenid rule and ended the independence of the ancient Egyptian kingdom.
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Nubian campaign of Ramesses II
The Nubian campaign of Ramesses II was a military expedition by the Egyptian pharaoh to assert control and display royal power over Nubia, commemorated in temples and monuments such as those at Derr.
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Isaurian War
The Isaurian War was a late 5th-century conflict in the Eastern Roman Empire in which Emperor Zeno crushed a major rebellion by the Isaurian leaders who had once been his key supporters.
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Sicilian Expedition
The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Theban wars Target entity description: The Theban wars are a cycle of ancient Greek legendary conflicts centered on the city of Thebes, most famously including the stories of Oedipus’s sons and the battles of the Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni.
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A.
Egyptian–Hittite wars
The Egyptian–Hittite wars were a series of Late Bronze Age conflicts between the New Kingdom of Egypt and the Hittite Empire over control of Syria and the Levant, culminating in the famous Battle of Kadesh and one of history’s earliest recorded peace treaties.
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B.
Conquest of Egypt
The Conquest of Egypt was the Persian king Cambyses II’s successful military campaign in 525 BCE that brought Egypt under Achaemenid rule and ended the independence of the ancient Egyptian kingdom.
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C.
Nubian campaign of Ramesses II
The Nubian campaign of Ramesses II was a military expedition by the Egyptian pharaoh to assert control and display royal power over Nubia, commemorated in temples and monuments such as those at Derr.
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D.
Isaurian War
The Isaurian War was a late 5th-century conflict in the Eastern Roman Empire in which Emperor Zeno crushed a major rebellion by the Isaurian leaders who had once been his key supporters.
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E.
Sicilian Expedition
The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological cycle
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legendary conflict ⓘ mythological war ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
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Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Antigone
NERFINISHED
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Creon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eteocles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ismene NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocasta NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus NERFINISHED ⓘ Polynices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | Seven Against Thebes precedes Epigoni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
classical Greek literature
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later European drama ⓘ |
| follows |
curse of the house of Laius
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story of Oedipus ⓘ |
| hasCause |
curse on the house of Oedipus
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quarrel between Eteocles and Polynices ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Epigoni
NERFINISHED
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Seven Against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ war of the Epigoni NERFINISHED ⓘ war of the Seven against Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Boeotia
NERFINISHED
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Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTradition |
Athenian tragedy
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oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Argive coalition
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Thebans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Antigone (Sophocles)
NERFINISHED
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Epigoni (lost epic) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus Rex (Sophocles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipus at Colonus (Sophocles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenician Women (Euripides) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebaid (lost epic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
death of Eteocles
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death of Polynices ⓘ eventual restoration of Theban power ⓘ temporary fall of Theban royal house ⓘ |
| theme |
civil war
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family curse ⓘ fate versus free will ⓘ fratricide ⓘ loyalty to kin ⓘ loyalty to the city ⓘ |
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Subject: Theban wars Description of subject: The Theban wars are a cycle of ancient Greek legendary conflicts centered on the city of Thebes, most famously including the stories of Oedipus’s sons and the battles of the Seven Against Thebes and the Epigoni.
Referenced by (4)
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