Arcesilaus II of Cyrene
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Arcesilaus II of Cyrene was a 6th-century BC Greek king of Cyrene from the Battiad dynasty, known for internal strife and political turmoil during his reign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arcesilaus II of Cyrene canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9803641 — 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: Arcesilaus II of Cyrene Context triple: [Battiad dynasty, hasMember, Arcesilaus II of Cyrene]
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Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene was an early Greek king of the North African city-state of Cyrene, belonging to the Battiad dynasty that ruled the colony.
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B.
Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus was an ancient Greek philosopher and head of the Platonic Academy, known for introducing a skeptical turn to Platonism by emphasizing the impossibility of certain knowledge.
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Arcesilas IV of Cyrene
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
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D.
Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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E.
Lucius of Cyrene
Lucius of Cyrene was an early Christian prophet and teacher mentioned in the New Testament as part of the leadership of the multicultural church in Antioch.
- 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: Arcesilaus II of Cyrene Target entity description: Arcesilaus II of Cyrene was a 6th-century BC Greek king of Cyrene from the Battiad dynasty, known for internal strife and political turmoil during his reign.
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A.
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene was an early Greek king of the North African city-state of Cyrene, belonging to the Battiad dynasty that ruled the colony.
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B.
Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus was an ancient Greek philosopher and head of the Platonic Academy, known for introducing a skeptical turn to Platonism by emphasizing the impossibility of certain knowledge.
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C.
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
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D.
Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
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E.
Lucius of Cyrene
Lucius of Cyrene was an early Christian prophet and teacher mentioned in the New Testament as part of the leadership of the multicultural church in Antioch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Battiad dynasty ruler
ⓘ
ancient Greek king ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arkesilaos II of Kyrene ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child | Battus III of Cyrene ⓘ |
| conflict | civil strife in Cyrene ⓘ |
| country | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| dynasty | Battiad dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Battus II of Cyrene ⓘ |
| governed | city-state of Cyrene ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Herodotus’ Histories
ⓘ
linked to:
works of Herodotus
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| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Battiad dynasty ⓘ |
| mother |
Pheretima
ⓘ
linked to:
Clitellata
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| notableFor |
conflict with Cyrenaean nobles
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harsh rule ⓘ internal strife in Cyrene ⓘ political turmoil during his reign ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cyrene ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cyrene ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Cyrene
ⓘ
linked to:
Basileus of Cyrene
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| predecessor | Battus II of Cyrene ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Libya ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 550 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 560 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| spouse | Eryxo ⓘ |
| successor | Battus III of Cyrene ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arcesilaus II of Cyrene Description of subject: Arcesilaus II of Cyrene was a 6th-century BC Greek king of Cyrene from the Battiad dynasty, known for internal strife and political turmoil during his reign.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.