Spartan assembly
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The Spartan assembly was the principal citizen body of ancient Sparta, where male Spartan citizens voted on laws, war, and major state decisions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spartan assembly canonical | 1 |
| Spartan assembly (apella) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8916391 — 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: Spartan assembly Context triple: [Spartan Ephors, canSummon, Spartan assembly]
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A.
Spartali
Spartali is the surname of Marie Spartali Stillman, a prominent 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter of Greek descent.
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B.
Spartan mora
A Spartan mora was a large tactical infantry unit of the Spartan army, typically composed of several hundred hoplites and serving as one of its primary battlefield formations.
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C.
Spartan
"Spartan" is a 2004 political thriller film written and directed by David Mamet, following a U.S. government agent’s urgent mission to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a high-ranking official.
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D.
Spartan
Spartan is the warrior-themed mascot representing the athletic teams of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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E.
Spartan
The Spartan is the athletic mascot representing Norfolk State University’s sports teams.
- 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: Spartan assembly Target entity description: The Spartan assembly was the principal citizen body of ancient Sparta, where male Spartan citizens voted on laws, war, and major state decisions.
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A.
Spartali
Spartali is the surname of Marie Spartali Stillman, a prominent 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter of Greek descent.
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B.
Spartan mora
A Spartan mora was a large tactical infantry unit of the Spartan army, typically composed of several hundred hoplites and serving as one of its primary battlefield formations.
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C.
Spartan
"Spartan" is a 2004 political thriller film written and directed by David Mamet, following a U.S. government agent’s urgent mission to rescue the kidnapped daughter of a high-ranking official.
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D.
Spartan
Spartan is the warrior-themed mascot representing the athletic teams of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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E.
Spartan
The Spartan is the athletic mascot representing Norfolk State University’s sports teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan institution
ⓘ
citizen assembly ⓘ legislative body ⓘ political institution ⓘ popular assembly ⓘ |
| aim | to give citizens a voice in major state decisions ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Apella ⓘ |
| composedOf | Spartan male citizens ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
Gerousia
ⓘ
Spartan kings ⓘ |
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| decisionPower | could accept or reject proposals but not amend them ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Herodotus
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Plutarch ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
Spartan citizenship
ⓘ
male ⓘ minimum age of 30 years ⓘ |
| governedBy | Great Rhetra ⓘ |
| hasRole |
approving or rejecting proposals from the Gerousia
ⓘ
deciding on foreign policy issues ⓘ deciding on war and peace ⓘ electing ephors ⓘ electing magistrates ⓘ electing members of the Gerousia ⓘ ratifying treaties ⓘ voting on laws ⓘ |
| language | Doric Greek ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Great Rhetra ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laconia
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
ancient Sparta ⓘ
linked to:
Sparta
|
| meetsAt |
Sparta
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in the open air ⓘ near the river Eurotas ⓘ |
| partOf | Spartan constitution ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | mixed constitution of Sparta ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ephorate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece
Gerousia ⓘ Spartan kingship ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Gerousia
ⓘ
Spartan kings ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece ⓘ |
| topicOf | scholarship on Spartan political institutions ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
acclamation
ⓘ
shouting vote ⓘ |
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Subject: Spartan assembly Description of subject: The Spartan assembly was the principal citizen body of ancient Sparta, where male Spartan citizens voted on laws, war, and major state decisions.
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linked to: Spartan assembly