Areus I of Sparta
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Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
All labels observed (1)
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| Areus I of Sparta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5012394 — 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: Areus I of Sparta Context triple: [Antigonus II Gonatas, opponent, Areus I of Sparta]
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A.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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B.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
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Archidamus III
Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Spartan decline following the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Archidamus II
Archidamus II was a 5th-century BC king of Sparta from the Eurypontid dynasty, noted for his leadership in the early phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Leonidas of Tarentum
Leonidas of Tarentum was an ancient Greek epigrammatist of the Hellenistic period, known for his concise, often melancholic poems preserved in the Greek Anthology.
- 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: Areus I of Sparta Target entity description: Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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A.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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B.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
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C.
Archidamus III
Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Spartan decline following the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Archidamus II
Archidamus II was a 5th-century BC king of Sparta from the Eurypontid dynasty, noted for his leadership in the early phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Leonidas of Tarentum
Leonidas of Tarentum was an ancient Greek epigrammatist of the Hellenistic period, known for his concise, often melancholic poems preserved in the Greek Anthology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Agiad king
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Spartan king ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ |
| aim | restoration of traditional Spartan hegemony ⓘ |
| ally |
Athens
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ |
| campaign | campaigns in the Peloponnese against Macedonian garrisons ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| child | Acrotatus II ⓘ |
| co-ruler | Eurypontid king of Sparta (various, traditionally Archidamus IV / Eudamidas II line) ⓘ |
| conflict | Chremonidean War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 265 BC ⓘ |
| deathContext | fell during operations near Corinth in the Chremonidean War ⓘ |
| dynasty | Agiad dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Acrotatus I ⓘ |
| givenName | Areus ⓘ |
| governmentType | dual kingship of Sparta ⓘ |
| grandchild | Areus II ⓘ |
| grandfather | Cleomenes II ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the last Spartan kings to pursue expansive foreign policy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryOutcome | ultimately defeated by Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ |
| militaryRank | strategos (general) of Spartan forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to revive Spartan power in the Hellenistic period
ⓘ
participation in anti-Macedonian coalitions ⓘ |
| opponent |
Antigonus II Gonatas
ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sparta ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Corinth ⓘ |
| policy |
anti-Macedonian foreign policy
ⓘ
pro-Ptolemaic foreign policy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Sparta ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cleomenes II ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 265 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 309 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Agiad house of Sparta
ⓘ
linked to:
Agiad dynasty
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| siegeParticipatedIn | siege operations around Corinth during the Chremonidean War ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| spouse | Chilonis ⓘ |
| successor | Acrotatus II ⓘ |
| title | basileus of the Spartans ⓘ |
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Subject: Areus I of Sparta Description of subject: Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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