Perdiccas II of Macedon
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Perdiccas II of Macedon was a 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for his shifting alliances during the Peloponnesian War and efforts to maintain Macedonian independence amid Athenian and Spartan rivalries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perdiccas II of Macedon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5124301 — 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: Perdiccas II of Macedon Context triple: [Archelaus I of Macedon, predecessor, Perdiccas II of Macedon]
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Perdiccas III of Macedon
Perdiccas III of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon from the Argead dynasty, known for his short and troubled reign marked by military defeats against the Illyrians.
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B.
Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
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D.
Philip IV of Macedon
Philip IV of Macedon was a short-reigning king of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon from the Antipatrid dynasty, ruling briefly in the late 4th century BC before being succeeded by Cassander.
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E.
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.
- 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: Perdiccas II of Macedon Target entity description: Perdiccas II of Macedon was a 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for his shifting alliances during the Peloponnesian War and efforts to maintain Macedonian independence amid Athenian and Spartan rivalries.
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A.
Perdiccas III of Macedon
Perdiccas III of Macedon was a 4th-century BC king of Macedon from the Argead dynasty, known for his short and troubled reign marked by military defeats against the Illyrians.
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B.
Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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C.
Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
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D.
Philip IV of Macedon
Philip IV of Macedon was a short-reigning king of the ancient Kingdom of Macedon from the Antipatrid dynasty, ruling briefly in the late 4th century BC before being succeeded by Cassander.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | king of Macedon ⓘ |
| aim | to secure Macedonian independence and territorial integrity ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chalcidian League NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Aegae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Archelaus I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Arrhabaeus of Lyncestis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athenians in Amphipolis region NERFINISHED ⓘ Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporary |
Archidamus II of Sparta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brasidas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pericles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Argead dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Macedonians ⓘ |
| father | Alexander I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | History of the Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | unknown ⓘ |
| notableEvent | frequent changes of allegiance between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| notableFor |
maintaining Macedonian independence between Athens and Sparta
ⓘ
shifting alliances during the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
balancing Athens and Sparta to preserve Macedonian autonomy
ⓘ
use of diplomacy and shifting alliances ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Alcetas II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 413 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 448 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Lower Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Upper Macedon ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alcetas II of Macedon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip of Macedon (brother of Perdiccas II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Archelaus I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInDynasty | Archelaus I of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| title | Basileus of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Perdiccas II of Macedon Description of subject: Perdiccas II of Macedon was a 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for his shifting alliances during the Peloponnesian War and efforts to maintain Macedonian independence amid Athenian and Spartan rivalries.
Referenced by (4)
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