Antiochus (father of Seleucus I)
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Antiochus was a Macedonian nobleman of modest rank who served under Alexander the Great and became historically notable as the father of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antiochus (father of Seleucus I) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6466476 — 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: Antiochus (father of Seleucus I) Context triple: [Seleucus I Nicator, father, Antiochus (father of Seleucus I)]
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Antiochus I
Antiochus I was a Hellenistic ruler of the Seleucid Empire in the early 3rd century BCE, known for consolidating his dynasty’s power in Asia and founding or lending his name to several cities, including Antioch.
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B.
Antiochus
Antiochus was the dynastic name borne by several Hellenistic rulers, most notably Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king known for his attempts to Hellenize Judea and his role in the events commemorated by Hanukkah.
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Antiochus II Theos
Antiochus II Theos was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king known for his conflicts with Ptolemaic Egypt and his role in the protracted Syrian Wars that shaped Hellenistic geopolitics.
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D.
Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became the founder of the Seleucid Empire and one of the major Hellenistic rulers.
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E.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
- 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: Antiochus (father of Seleucus I) Target entity description: Antiochus was a Macedonian nobleman of modest rank who served under Alexander the Great and became historically notable as the father of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.
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A.
Antiochus I
Antiochus I was a Hellenistic ruler of the Seleucid Empire in the early 3rd century BCE, known for consolidating his dynasty’s power in Asia and founding or lending his name to several cities, including Antioch.
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B.
Antiochus
Antiochus was the dynastic name borne by several Hellenistic rulers, most notably Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Seleucid king known for his attempts to Hellenize Judea and his role in the events commemorated by Hanukkah.
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C.
Antiochus II Theos
Antiochus II Theos was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king known for his conflicts with Ptolemaic Egypt and his role in the protracted Syrian Wars that shaped Hellenistic geopolitics.
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D.
Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became the founder of the Seleucid Empire and one of the major Hellenistic rulers.
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E.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian nobleman
ⓘ
ancient Greek person ⓘ father of a monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| child | Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Macedon ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Macedonians ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Seleucid dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Seleucid kings
|
| historicalRegion |
Ancient Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Macedonian nobility ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
army of Alexander the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
|
| notableFor |
being the father of Seleucus I Nicator
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service under Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in Alexander the Great’s campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | Companions and officers of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer under Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| relative | Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| socialStatus | modest rank ⓘ |
| spouse |
Laodice (mother of Seleucus I)
ⓘ
linked to:
Laodice of Macedonia
|
| timePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Antiochus (father of Seleucus I) Description of subject: Antiochus was a Macedonian nobleman of modest rank who served under Alexander the Great and became historically notable as the father of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.