Demetrius II Aetolicus
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Demetrius II Aetolicus was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon from the Antigonid dynasty, known for his conflicts with the Aetolian League and struggles to maintain Macedonian dominance in Greece.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Demetrius II Aetolicus canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5012377 — 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: Demetrius II Aetolicus Context triple: [Antigonus II Gonatas, successor, Demetrius II Aetolicus]
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Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon who consolidated Antigonid rule and restored Macedonian power after the turmoil following Alexander the Great’s death.
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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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Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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D.
Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius I Soter was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for reclaiming the throne from usurpers and briefly restoring the strength of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom.
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E.
Eumenes II
Eumenes II was a Hellenistic king of Pergamon in the 2nd century BCE, noted for expanding his kingdom’s power and transforming Pergamon into a major cultural and artistic center.
- 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: Demetrius II Aetolicus Target entity description: Demetrius II Aetolicus was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon from the Antigonid dynasty, known for his conflicts with the Aetolian League and struggles to maintain Macedonian dominance in Greece.
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A.
Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon who consolidated Antigonid rule and restored Macedonian power after the turmoil following Alexander the Great’s death.
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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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Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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D.
Demetrius I Soter
Demetrius I Soter was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for reclaiming the throne from usurpers and briefly restoring the strength of the Hellenistic Syrian kingdom.
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E.
Eumenes II
Eumenes II was a Hellenistic king of Pergamon in the 2nd century BCE, noted for expanding his kingdom’s power and transforming Pergamon into a major cultural and artistic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic monarch
ⓘ
king of Macedon ⓘ member of the Antigonid dynasty ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Acarnanians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illyrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Pella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| conflict |
Achaean League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aetolian League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Macedonian ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| deathYear | 229 BC ⓘ |
| dynasty | Antigonid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | Aetolicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | the Aetolian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Antigonus II Gonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
conflict with Epirus
ⓘ
involvement in Greek interstate leagues politics ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC Macedon ⓘ |
| issue | Philip V of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuing Antigonid control after Antigonus II Gonatas
ⓘ
military campaigns in central Greece ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Phila of Seleucid lineage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
struggle to maintain Macedonian dominance in Greece
ⓘ
wars against the Aetolian League ⓘ |
| notableIssue | Philip V of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
intervention in Greek city-state affairs
ⓘ
use of Illyrian allies against Greek leagues ⓘ |
| predecessor | Antigonus II Gonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEpithet | named for his wars with the Aetolians ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 229 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 239 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of mainland Greece ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chryseis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phthia of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| struggle | declining Macedonian influence in southern Greece ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Antigonus III Doson as regent and king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Antigonus III Doson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Basileus of the Macedonians ⓘ |
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Subject: Demetrius II Aetolicus Description of subject: Demetrius II Aetolicus was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon from the Antigonid dynasty, known for his conflicts with the Aetolian League and struggles to maintain Macedonian dominance in Greece.
Referenced by (5)
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