Chalcis in Coele-Syria
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Chalcis in Coele-Syria was an ancient Hellenistic city in the region of Coele-Syria, notable as a local center of Greek culture and the birthplace of the Neoplatonist philosopher Iamblichus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chalcis in Coele-Syria canonical | 1 |
| Chalcis in Lebanon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8411598 — 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: Chalcis in Coele-Syria Context triple: [Iamblichus of Chalcis, birthPlace, Chalcis in Coele-Syria]
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Selinus in Cilicia
Selinus in Cilicia was an ancient coastal city in Roman Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor, later renamed Trajanopolis in honor of the emperor Trajan who died there.
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B.
Antioch in Pisidia
Antioch in Pisidia was an important ancient city in the Roman province of Galatia (in modern-day Turkey), known as a regional administrative center and an early hub of Christian missionary activity.
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Seleucia Pieria
Seleucia Pieria was an important ancient port city near the mouth of the Orontes River that served as the harbor of Antioch and a key maritime and military hub in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Seleucia on the Calycadnus
Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.
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E.
Ἀντίκυρα
Ἀντίκυρα is an ancient Greek town, historically noted for its production of hellebore and its mention in classical literature.
- 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: Chalcis in Coele-Syria Target entity description: Chalcis in Coele-Syria was an ancient Hellenistic city in the region of Coele-Syria, notable as a local center of Greek culture and the birthplace of the Neoplatonist philosopher Iamblichus.
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A.
Selinus in Cilicia
Selinus in Cilicia was an ancient coastal city in Roman Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor, later renamed Trajanopolis in honor of the emperor Trajan who died there.
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B.
Antioch in Pisidia
Antioch in Pisidia was an important ancient city in the Roman province of Galatia (in modern-day Turkey), known as a regional administrative center and an early hub of Christian missionary activity.
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C.
Seleucia Pieria
Seleucia Pieria was an important ancient port city near the mouth of the Orontes River that served as the harbor of Antioch and a key maritime and military hub in the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Seleucia on the Calycadnus
Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.
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E.
Ἀντίκυρα
Ἀντίκυρα is an ancient Greek town, historically noted for its production of hellebore and its mention in classical literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic city
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ancient city ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek philosophy
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Late antique intellectual life ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophy | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Iamblichus of Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Hellenistic Greek civilization ⓘ |
| culture | Greek culture ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chalcis ad Belum
NERFINISHED
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Chalcis sub Libano NERFINISHED ⓘ Chalkis in Coele-Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalkis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Arameans
NERFINISHED
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Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Iamblichus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident | Iamblichus the Neoplatonist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct city ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Coele-Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chalcis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
birthplace of Iamblichus
ⓘ
local center of Greek culture ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Mediterranean urban network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | city in the Levant ⓘ |
| religion | Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| subregionOf | Coele-Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
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Roman period ⓘ |
| urbanType | polis ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Ancient Greek
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Aramaic ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chalcis in Coele-Syria Description of subject: Chalcis in Coele-Syria was an ancient Hellenistic city in the region of Coele-Syria, notable as a local center of Greek culture and the birthplace of the Neoplatonist philosopher Iamblichus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chalcis in Lebanon