King of Sparta
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Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Peloponnesian War’s aftermath and conflicts with Thebes and Macedon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Sparta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10744660 — 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: King of Sparta Context triple: [Archidamus III, positionHeld, King of Sparta]
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A.
Areus I of Sparta
Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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B.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
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C.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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D.
Oebalus of Sparta
Oebalus of Sparta was a mythological king of Sparta in Greek tradition, known as a descendant of the hero Heracles and an ancestor of several prominent Spartan royal figures.
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E.
Leonidas of Tarentum
Leonidas of Tarentum was an ancient Greek epigrammatist of the Hellenistic period, known for his concise, often melancholic poems preserved in the Greek Anthology.
- 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: King of Sparta Target entity description: Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Peloponnesian War’s aftermath and conflicts with Thebes and Macedon.
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A.
Areus I of Sparta
Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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B.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
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C.
Spartan king Pleistoanax
Spartan king Pleistoanax was a 5th-century BCE Agiad ruler of Sparta known for his controversial leadership, including a peace-oriented policy toward Athens that led to his temporary exile.
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D.
Oebalus of Sparta
Oebalus of Sparta was a mythological king of Sparta in Greek tradition, known as a descendant of the hero Heracles and an ancestor of several prominent Spartan royal figures.
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E.
Leonidas of Tarentum
Leonidas of Tarentum was an ancient Greek epigrammatist of the Hellenistic period, known for his concise, often melancholic poems preserved in the Greek Anthology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Sparta
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ancient Greek person ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Italian Greek cities
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Tarentine exiles ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Leuctra aftermath operations
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Manduria NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Eudamidas I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporary |
Agesilaus II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epaminondas NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathDate | 338 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Manduria
NERFINISHED
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Messapia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eurypontid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spartan ⓘ |
| father | Agesilaus II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Archidamus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Lacedaemon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spartan state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryRank | strategos ⓘ |
| mother | Eupolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns in Italy
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involvement in conflicts with Macedon ⓘ military leadership in the 4th century BC ⓘ opposition to Theban hegemony ⓘ |
| opponent |
Macedon
NERFINISHED
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Tarentum NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Spartan campaigns in Magna Graecia
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post–Peloponnesian War conflicts ⓘ wars against Thebes ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Agesilaus II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalNumber | III ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 338 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 360 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Eurypontid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown ⓘ |
| successor | Agis III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: King of Sparta Description of subject: Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Peloponnesian War’s aftermath and conflicts with Thebes and Macedon.
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