Pausanias of Macedon
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Pausanias of Macedon was a short-reigning and little-known king of ancient Macedon who ruled before Amyntas III during a turbulent period of dynastic instability.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pausanias of Macedon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5427681 — 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: Pausanias of Macedon Context triple: [Amyntas III, predecessor, Pausanias of Macedon]
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A.
Pausanias of Sparta
Pausanias of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan regent and general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea.
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B.
Alexander of Pherae
Alexander of Pherae was a 4th-century BC tyrant of the Thessalian city of Pherae, notorious in ancient sources for his cruelty and oppressive rule.
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C.
Heracles of Macedon
Heracles of Macedon was the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great who became a short-lived claimant to the Macedonian throne during the turbulent Successor period.
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D.
Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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E.
Perseus of Macedon
Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
- 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: Pausanias of Macedon Target entity description: Pausanias of Macedon was a short-reigning and little-known king of ancient Macedon who ruled before Amyntas III during a turbulent period of dynastic instability.
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A.
Pausanias of Sparta
Pausanias of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan regent and general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea.
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B.
Alexander of Pherae
Alexander of Pherae was a 4th-century BC tyrant of the Thessalian city of Pherae, notorious in ancient sources for his cruelty and oppressive rule.
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C.
Heracles of Macedon
Heracles of Macedon was the illegitimate son of Alexander the Great who became a short-lived claimant to the Macedonian throne during the turbulent Successor period.
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D.
Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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E.
Perseus of Macedon
Perseus of Macedon was the last king of the Antigonid dynasty, whose defeat by Rome in the Third Macedonian War led to the end of the Macedonian kingdom as an independent state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Macedonian king
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Argead royal house
ⓘ
linked to:
Argead dynasty
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| country |
Kingdom of Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
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| dynasty | Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalCertainty | low ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly attested ruler ⓘ |
| knownFrom | ancient historical sources ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| notableFor | short reign during a period of dynastic instability in Macedon ⓘ |
| politicalContext | turbulent succession struggles in Macedon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Macedon ⓘ |
| predecessor | Amyntas II of Macedon ⓘ |
| region |
Ancient Macedonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
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| reignEnd | c. 393 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 393 BC ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
Basileus of Macedon
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linked to:
King of Macedon
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| successionOrder | king before Amyntas III of Macedon ⓘ |
| successor | Amyntas III of Macedon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pausanias of Macedon Description of subject: Pausanias of Macedon was a short-reigning and little-known king of ancient Macedon who ruled before Amyntas III during a turbulent period of dynastic instability.
Referenced by (1)
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