Miltiades the Younger
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Miltiades the Younger was an Athenian general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miltiades the Younger canonical | 10 |
| Miltiades | 4 |
| ancient Athenian general Miltiades | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606938 — 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: Miltiades the Younger Context triple: [Athenian army, notableCommander, Miltiades the Younger]
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A.
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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B.
Alcibiades
Alcibiades was a controversial and charismatic Athenian statesman and general of the Peloponnesian War, known for his shifting political allegiances between Athens, Sparta, and Persia.
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C.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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D.
Leonidas I
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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E.
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
- 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: Miltiades the Younger Target entity description: Miltiades the Younger was an Athenian general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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A.
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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B.
Alcibiades
Alcibiades was a controversial and charismatic Athenian statesman and general of the Peloponnesian War, known for his shifting political allegiances between Athens, Sparta, and Persia.
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C.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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D.
Leonidas I
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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E.
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian general
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ancient Greek politician ⓘ human ⓘ strategos ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 5th century BC
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late 6th century BC ⓘ |
| causeOfImprisonment | failed expedition against Paros ⓘ |
| child | Cimon ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athenian ⓘ |
| commanded | Athenian hoplite forces at Marathon ⓘ |
| conflict | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 550 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 489 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Cimon Coalemos ⓘ |
| givenName |
Miltiades the Younger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Miltiades
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| imprisonedBy | Athenians ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading the Greeks to victory at the Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalAction | fined by the Athenian people ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died from wound complications ⓘ |
| memberOf | Philaid family ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Athenian army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Greek forces at the Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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politician ⓘ |
| opponent |
Darius I of Persia
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Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
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| participatedIn |
Battle of Marathon
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Ionian Revolt ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Athens ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Athens ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
strategos of Athens
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tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese ⓘ |
| precededBy | Miltiades the Elder as ruler in the Chersonese ⓘ |
| proposed | strategy of attacking the Persians at Marathon ⓘ |
| relative | Miltiades the Elder ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens
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Thrace ⓘ
surface form:
Thracian Chersonese
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| ruled |
Thrace
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surface form:
Thracian Chersonese
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| strategicAchievement | double-envelopment tactic at Marathon ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Miltiades the Younger Description of subject: Miltiades the Younger was an Athenian general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
Referenced by (15)
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Miltiades
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Miltiades
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Miltiades
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Miltiades
this entity surface form:
ancient Athenian general Miltiades