Peace of Nicias
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The Peace of Nicias was a temporary truce concluded in 421 BCE between Athens and Sparta that paused but failed to resolve the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peace of Nicias canonical | 10 |
| Peace of Nicias (421–413 BC) | 1 |
| Thirty Years Peace between Athens and Sparta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T607023 — 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: Peace of Nicias Context triple: [Peloponnesian War, treaty, Peace of Nicias]
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A.
Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens was a 1802 peace agreement between France and the United Kingdom that temporarily ended hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars before conflict resumed in the Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Twelve Years' Truce
The Twelve Years' Truce was a temporary ceasefire (1609–1621) between Spain and the Dutch Republic that effectively recognized Dutch independence and paused the Eighty Years' War.
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C.
Definitive Treaty of Peace
The Definitive Treaty of Peace is the 1783 agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States from Great Britain.
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D.
Treaty of Campo Formio
The Treaty of Campo Formio was a 1797 peace agreement between France and Austria that ended the War of the First Coalition and significantly redrew the map of Europe in favor of Revolutionary France.
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E.
Compromise of Caspe
The Compromise of Caspe was a 1412 dynastic agreement that peacefully resolved the succession crisis in the Crown of Aragon by selecting Ferdinand of Trastámara as king.
- 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: Peace of Nicias Target entity description: The Peace of Nicias was a temporary truce concluded in 421 BCE between Athens and Sparta that paused but failed to resolve the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Treaty of Amiens
The Treaty of Amiens was a 1802 peace agreement between France and the United Kingdom that temporarily ended hostilities during the French Revolutionary Wars before conflict resumed in the Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
Twelve Years' Truce
The Twelve Years' Truce was a temporary ceasefire (1609–1621) between Spain and the Dutch Republic that effectively recognized Dutch independence and paused the Eighty Years' War.
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C.
Definitive Treaty of Peace
The Definitive Treaty of Peace is the 1783 agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States from Great Britain.
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D.
Treaty of Campo Formio
The Treaty of Campo Formio was a 1797 peace agreement between France and Austria that ended the War of the First Coalition and significantly redrew the map of Europe in favor of Revolutionary France.
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E.
Compromise of Caspe
The Compromise of Caspe was a 1412 dynastic agreement that peacefully resolved the succession crisis in the Crown of Aragon by selecting Ferdinand of Trastámara as king.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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peace treaty ⓘ treaty of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ truce ⓘ |
| actualDuration | about six years before major hostilities resumed ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
end the first phase of the Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
restore the prewar status quo ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nician Peace ⓘ |
| belligerentParty |
Delian League
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Empire
Peloponnesian League ⓘ |
| between |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| category |
421 BCE treaties
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Peloponnesian War treaties ⓘ Treaties of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| concludedIn | 421 BCE ⓘ |
| context | first phase of the Peloponnesian War (Archidamian War) ⓘ |
| effectOnAthens | allowed consolidation of empire for a time ⓘ |
| effectOnSparta | secured release of Spartan prisoners from Sphacteria ⓘ |
| excludedParty |
Boeotian League
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Corinth ⓘ Megara ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| followedEvent |
Battle of Amphipolis
ⓘ
death of Brasidas ⓘ death of Cleon ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately six years ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome |
failed to provide lasting peace
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only temporarily halted large-scale hostilities ⓘ |
| legalStatus | formally a 50-year peace ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Sparta ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Nicias ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicias ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Nicias
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Pleistoanax ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| precededEvent |
Sicilian Expedition
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resumption of full-scale war in 413 BCE ⓘ |
| primarySource | Thucydides ⓘ |
| providedFor |
exchange of prisoners
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recognition of Athenian control over certain territories ⓘ religious freedom for Greeks to visit sanctuaries ⓘ return of captured territories ⓘ |
| recordedInWork | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| signedInYear | 421 BCE ⓘ |
| stipulated | a 50-year peace between Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| treatyParty |
Athens
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Sparta ⓘ Spartan allies who agreed separately ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thirty Years Peace between Athens and Sparta
this entity surface form:
Peace of Nicias (421–413 BC)