Lysimachia
E791706
Lysimachia was an ancient Greek city in Thrace established in the early Hellenistic period and strategically located near the Hellespont.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lysimachia canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9323040 — 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: Lysimachia Context triple: [Lysimachus, founded, Lysimachia]
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A.
Lysimache
Lysimache is a figure in Greek mythology known as a descendant of the royal house of Argos.
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B.
Psamathe
Psamathe is a Nereid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology, known as a daughter of the sea god Nereus and the mother of the hero Phocus.
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C.
Partheniae
Partheniae were a group of disenfranchised Spartan offspring who, according to tradition, left Sparta and went on to establish the colony of Tarentum in southern Italy.
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D.
Lilaia of Phocis
Lilaia of Phocis is an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources and associated with the sanctuary of the nymph Lilaia.
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E.
Pamphylia
Pamphylia was an ancient coastal region in southern Anatolia, known for its Greek-influenced cities and role as a crossroads between Mediterranean and inland Asian cultures.
- 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: Lysimachia Target entity description: Lysimachia was an ancient Greek city in Thrace established in the early Hellenistic period and strategically located near the Hellespont.
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A.
Lysimache
Lysimache is a figure in Greek mythology known as a descendant of the royal house of Argos.
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B.
Psamathe
Psamathe is a Nereid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology, known as a daughter of the sea god Nereus and the mother of the hero Phocus.
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C.
Partheniae
Partheniae were a group of disenfranchised Spartan offspring who, according to tradition, left Sparta and went on to establish the colony of Tarentum in southern Italy.
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D.
Lilaia of Phocis
Lilaia of Phocis is an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources and associated with the sanctuary of the nymph Lilaia.
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E.
Pamphylia
Pamphylia was an ancient coastal region in southern Anatolia, known for its Greek-influenced cities and role as a crossroads between Mediterranean and inland Asian cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Greek city ⓘ |
| builtOnOrNearSiteOf | Cardia ⓘ |
| connectedBy | land routes between Europe and Asia Minor ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| country | Thrace ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent |
destruction by natural disasters
ⓘ
earthquake ⓘ wars of the Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lysimachus ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
control of routes between Europe and Asia
ⓘ
strategic control of Hellespont ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
commercial center
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of Hellespontine straits
ⓘ
control of access to Black Sea ⓘ |
| hasType |
coastal city
ⓘ
fortified city ⓘ |
| inception |
309 BC
ⓘ
early Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Thrace ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gallipoli Peninsula
ⓘ
Hellespont ⓘ
linked to:
Dardanelles
|
| locatedOn | Thracian Chersonese ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lysimachus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic world
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
Kingdom of Thrace ⓘ |
| populationDrawnFrom | Cardia ⓘ |
| presentLocation |
European Turkey
ⓘ
near modern Gallipoli Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| replaced | Cardia ⓘ |
| status | archaeological site ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Lysimachus ⓘ Macedonian kings ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center in Thrace
ⓘ
royal residence of Lysimachus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lysimachia Description of subject: Lysimachia was an ancient Greek city in Thrace established in the early Hellenistic period and strategically located near the Hellespont.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.