Philetaerus
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Philetaerus was an ancient Greek ruler and military commander who established the Attalid dynasty and laid the foundations of the Hellenistic kingdom centered on Pergamon in Asia Minor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philetaerus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6775226 — 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: Philetaerus Context triple: [Kingdom of Pergamon, foundedBy, Philetaerus]
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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C.
Callicratidas
Callicratidas was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, noted for his leadership and death in the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
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D.
Antigonus II
Antigonus II was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance against Roman influence before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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E.
Ctesippus
Ctesippus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Hyllus and thus a descendant of the hero Heracles.
- 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: Philetaerus Target entity description: Philetaerus was an ancient Greek ruler and military commander who established the Attalid dynasty and laid the foundations of the Hellenistic kingdom centered on Pergamon in Asia Minor.
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
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C.
Callicratidas
Callicratidas was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, noted for his leadership and death in the Battle of Arginusae in 406 BC.
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D.
Antigonus II
Antigonus II was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance against Roman influence before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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E.
Ctesippus
Ctesippus is a figure in Greek mythology known as the son of Hyllus and thus a descendant of the hero Heracles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
ⓘ
ancient Greek ruler ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance |
de facto independent ruler of Pergamon
ⓘ
initially to Lysimachus ⓘ later to Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Philetairos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 343 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bithynia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tios NERFINISHED ⓘ Tium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinage | issued coins bearing his image posthumously under his successors ⓘ |
| controlled |
Pergamon fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal treasury at Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 263 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | Attalid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Attalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Attalid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | founder of the Attalid power in western Asia Minor ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| mother | Boa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Philetaerus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controlling the treasury at Pergamon
ⓘ
establishing Attalid control over Pergamon ⓘ laying foundations of the Pergamene kingdom ⓘ |
| patronage |
local temples and sanctuaries
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sanctuary of Demeter at Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
dynast of Pergamon
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ruler of Pergamon ⓘ treasurer of Lysimachus ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Lysimachus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Eumenes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | c. 282 BC – 263 BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philetaerus Description of subject: Philetaerus was an ancient Greek ruler and military commander who established the Attalid dynasty and laid the foundations of the Hellenistic kingdom centered on Pergamon in Asia Minor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.