The Men at Arbitration
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The Men at Arbitration is a lost comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Menander, known through fragments and later adaptations that highlight its themes of legal disputes and social relationships in classical Athens.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Men at Arbitration canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138765 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Men at Arbitration Context triple: [Epitrepontes, titleTranslation, The Men at Arbitration]
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A.
The Meddler
The Meddler is a 2015 comedy-drama film about an overbearing widow who relocates to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, leading to humorous and heartfelt complications.
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B.
The Old Arbitrator
The Old Arbitrator was the famous nickname of Bill Klem, a pioneering and highly respected Major League Baseball umpire known for his authoritative style and influential role in shaping modern umpiring.
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C.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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D.
The Man Between
The Man Between is a 1953 British Cold War thriller film set in postwar Berlin, directed by Carol Reed and noted for its atmospheric cinematography and espionage-driven plot.
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E.
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British art-house mystery film by Peter Greenaway, noted for its stylized visuals, intricate plotting, and exploration of power, perception, and authorship.
- 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: The Men at Arbitration Target entity description: The Men at Arbitration is a lost comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Menander, known through fragments and later adaptations that highlight its themes of legal disputes and social relationships in classical Athens.
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A.
The Meddler
The Meddler is a 2015 comedy-drama film about an overbearing widow who relocates to Los Angeles to be closer to her daughter, leading to humorous and heartfelt complications.
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B.
The Old Arbitrator
The Old Arbitrator was the famous nickname of Bill Klem, a pioneering and highly respected Major League Baseball umpire known for his authoritative style and influential role in shaping modern umpiring.
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C.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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D.
The Man Between
The Man Between is a 1953 British Cold War thriller film set in postwar Berlin, directed by Carol Reed and noted for its atmospheric cinematography and espionage-driven plot.
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E.
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British art-house mystery film by Peter Greenaway, noted for its stylized visuals, intricate plotting, and exploration of power, perception, and authorship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy
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lost play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Athenian legal culture ⓘ |
| author | Menander ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| dramaticForm | stage play ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
arbitration
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interpersonal conflict resolution ⓘ |
| genre | New Comedy ⓘ |
| hasForm | fragmentary text ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Men at Arbitration ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | comic drama ⓘ |
| influenced | later comic adaptations ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments
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later adaptations ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Greek New Comedy
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linked to:
New Comedy
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| literaryTradition |
Athenian New Comedy
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linked to:
New Comedy
|
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf |
corpus of Menander
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linked to:
Corpus of New Comedy fragments
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| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| settingLocation | classical Athens ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| theme |
legal disputes
ⓘ
social relationships ⓘ |
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Subject: The Men at Arbitration Description of subject: The Men at Arbitration is a lost comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Menander, known through fragments and later adaptations that highlight its themes of legal disputes and social relationships in classical Athens.
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