Anabasis
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Anabasis is an ancient Greek historical narrative by Xenophon recounting the journey and struggles of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries as they marched through Persia to return home.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anabasis canonical | 17 |
| Xenophon’s Anabasis | 4 |
| Anabasis by Xenophon | 2 |
| Xenophon's Anabasis | 2 |
| Anabasis of Xenophon | 1 |
| Anabasis of the Ten Thousand | 1 |
| Xenophon’s Ten Thousand | 1 |
| expedition of the Ten Thousand | 1 |
| march of the Ten Thousand | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606664 — 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: Anabasis Context triple: [Xenophon, notableWork, Anabasis]
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A.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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B.
Diadochi
The Diadochi were the rival generals and successors of Alexander the Great who divided and ruled his vast empire after his death, founding several Hellenistic kingdoms.
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C.
Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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D.
Leonidas at Thermopylae
Leonidas at Thermopylae is a large Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the Spartan king Leonidas preparing to defend the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian army.
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E.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
- 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: Anabasis Target entity description: Anabasis is an ancient Greek historical narrative by Xenophon recounting the journey and struggles of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries as they marched through Persia to return home.
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A.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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B.
Diadochi
The Diadochi were the rival generals and successors of Alexander the Great who divided and ruled his vast empire after his death, founding several Hellenistic kingdoms.
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C.
Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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D.
Leonidas at Thermopylae
Leonidas at Thermopylae is a large Neoclassical history painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the Spartan king Leonidas preparing to defend the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian army.
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E.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historical narrative
ⓘ
military history work ⓘ prose work ⓘ |
| author | Xenophon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| describes |
Greek hoplite tactics
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Persian imperial administration ⓘ logistics of long-distance marches ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Anabasis
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
march of the Ten Thousand
retreat of Greek mercenaries from Persia ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
military history ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural encounter
ⓘ
leadership ⓘ loyalty ⓘ mercenary warfare ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Artaxerxes II
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Clearchus of Sparta ⓘ Cyrus the Younger ⓘ Tissaphernes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman military writers
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early modern military theory ⓘ later military memoirs ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Hellenic languages ⓘ |
| literaryForm | autobiographical history ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Xenophon ⓘ |
| mainGroup | Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Greek mercenaries in Persia
ⓘ
the Ten Thousand ⓘ |
| narrativePerson | first person ⓘ |
| notableEpisode |
Battle of Cunaxa
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cry of “Thalatta! Thalatta!” ⓘ march through Armenian highlands ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Xenophon’s works ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 5th century BC ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| structure | seven books ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “expedition up-country” ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
ancient historians of Persia
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modern historians of Greek warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Anabasis Description of subject: Anabasis is an ancient Greek historical narrative by Xenophon recounting the journey and struggles of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries as they marched through Persia to return home.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
expedition of the Ten Thousand
this entity surface form:
march of the Ten Thousand
this entity surface form:
Xenophon's Anabasis
this entity surface form:
Anabasis by Xenophon
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Artemis at Scillus
this entity surface form:
Anabasis by Xenophon
subject surface form:
Retreat of the Ten Thousand
this entity surface form:
Anabasis of the Ten Thousand
subject surface form:
Retreat of the Ten Thousand
subject surface form:
Retreat of the Ten Thousand
this entity surface form:
Anabasis of Xenophon
this entity surface form:
Xenophon’s Anabasis
subject surface form:
Ten Thousand
this entity surface form:
Xenophon’s Ten Thousand
subject surface form:
Ten Thousand
this entity surface form:
Xenophon’s Anabasis
this entity surface form:
Xenophon’s Anabasis
this entity surface form:
Xenophon’s Anabasis
this entity surface form:
Xenophon's Anabasis