Herod Archelaus
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Herod Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled as ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea under Roman oversight until his deposition in 6 CE.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herod Archelaus canonical | 16 |
| Archelaus | 4 |
| Archelaus (ethnarch of Judea) | 1 |
| Ethnarch of Judea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T530318 — 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: Herod Archelaus Context triple: [Herod Antipas, sibling, Herod Archelaus]
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A.
Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known from the New Testament for his role in the executions of John the Baptist and, indirectly, Jesus of Nazareth.
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B.
Herod the Great
Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
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C.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
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D.
Drusus Julius Caesar
Drusus Julius Caesar was a prominent Roman nobleman and general of the early 1st century AD, known as the heir apparent to Emperor Tiberius before his untimely death.
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E.
Vespasian
Vespasian was a 1st-century Roman emperor best known for restoring stability after Nero’s reign and initiating major building projects such as the Colosseum.
- 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: Herod Archelaus Target entity description: Herod Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled as ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea under Roman oversight until his deposition in 6 CE.
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A.
Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known from the New Testament for his role in the executions of John the Baptist and, indirectly, Jesus of Nazareth.
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B.
Herod the Great
Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
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C.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
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D.
Drusus Julius Caesar
Drusus Julius Caesar was a prominent Roman nobleman and general of the early 1st century AD, known as the heir apparent to Emperor Tiberius before his untimely death.
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E.
Vespasian
Vespasian was a 1st-century Roman emperor best known for restoring stability after Nero’s reign and initiating major building projects such as the Colosseum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judean ruler
ⓘ
ethnarch ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Rome ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 23 BCE ⓘ |
| capital | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| causeOfDeposition |
complaints from Judean and Samaritan populations
ⓘ
misrule ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 6 CE ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Gaul
ⓘ
Vienne ⓘ |
| dynasty | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 6 CE ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Idumaean
ⓘ
surface form:
Idumean
|
| familyName | Herodian ⓘ |
| father | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| givenName |
Herod Archelaus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Archelaus
|
| governedUnder | Roman oversight ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Matthew
ⓘ
Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus The Jewish War
Matthew 2:22 ⓘ |
| mother | Malthace ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
banishment to Gaul
ⓘ
deposition by Augustus ⓘ |
| placeOfExile |
Gaul
ⓘ
Vienne ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ethnarch of Idumea
ⓘ
ethnarch of Judea ⓘ ethnarch of Samaria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
Idumea
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ Samaria ⓘ |
| sibling |
Herod Antipas
ⓘ
Philip the Tetrarch ⓘ Salome I ⓘ |
| spouse |
Glaphyra
ⓘ
Mariamne I ⓘ
surface form:
Mariamne
|
| startTime | 4 BCE ⓘ |
| successor |
Coponius
ⓘ
Roman prefects of Judea ⓘ |
| title |
Ethnarch of Idumea
ⓘ
Ethnarch of Judea ⓘ Ethnarch of Samaria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herod Archelaus Description of subject: Herod Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled as ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea under Roman oversight until his deposition in 6 CE.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Archelaus
this entity surface form:
Archelaus
this entity surface form:
Ethnarch of Judea
this entity surface form:
Archelaus