Leonidas I
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Leonidas I was the warrior-king of Sparta famed for leading a small Greek force in a heroic last stand against the vastly larger Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonidas I canonical | 15 |
| Leonidas | 6 |
| King Leonidas | 5 |
| Leonidas I of Sparta | 3 |
| King Leonidas I | 1 |
| King Leonidas I of Sparta | 1 |
| King Leonidas of Sparta | 1 |
| Leonidás | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606259 — 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.
Target entity: Leonidas I Context triple: [Leonidas at Thermopylae, depicts, Leonidas I]
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A.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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Themistocles
Themistocles was a prominent Athenian statesman and general best known for championing the Athenian navy and leading Greece to victory against Persia at the Battle of Salamis.
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Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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D.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
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E.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Leonidas I Target entity description: Leonidas I was the warrior-king of Sparta famed for leading a small Greek force in a heroic last stand against the vastly larger Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
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A.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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B.
Themistocles
Themistocles was a prominent Athenian statesman and general best known for championing the Athenian navy and leading Greece to victory against Persia at the Battle of Salamis.
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C.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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D.
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.
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E.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan king
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ military leader ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| alliedWith | other Greek city-states ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | late 6th century BC ⓘ |
| army | Spartan army ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| child | Pleistarchus ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| commanded |
Spartan hoplites at Thermopylae
ⓘ
allied Greek forces at Thermopylae ⓘ |
| conflict |
Greco-Persian Wars
ⓘ
Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Persian invasion of Greece
|
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 480 BC ⓘ |
| dynasty | Agiad dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Anaxandridas II ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Thermopylae
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heroic last stand against Persian army ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of Spartan military ethos
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symbol of courage and sacrifice ⓘ |
| militaryRank | king and commander ⓘ |
| name | Leonidas I self-link ⓘ |
| notableAction | dismissed most Greek allies before final stand at Thermopylae ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Battle of Thermopylae
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surface form:
defense of Thermopylae
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| occupation |
king of Sparta
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ |
| opponent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Xerxes I ⓘ
surface form:
Xerxes I of Persia
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| placeOfDeath | Thermopylae ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Sparta ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| representedIn |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodotus' Histories
later literature about Thermopylae ⓘ modern popular culture depictions of Spartans ⓘ |
| ruledIn | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| spouse |
Queen Gorgo
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surface form:
Gorgo of Sparta
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| strategicRole | delaying Persian advance into Greece ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Pleistarchus ⓘ |
| title | King of Sparta ⓘ |
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Subject: Leonidas I Description of subject: Leonidas I was the warrior-king of Sparta famed for leading a small Greek force in a heroic last stand against the vastly larger Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
Referenced by (33)
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