Pausanias
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Pausanias was a Spartan regent and general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pausanias canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12102991 — 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: Pausanias Context triple: [Pausanias of Sparta, name, Pausanias]
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A.
Pausanias
Pausanias was a 2nd-century AD Greek traveler and geographer best known for his work "Description of Greece," a detailed account of the geography, history, and cultural landmarks of ancient Greece.
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B.
Pausanias
Pausanias is an Athenian intellectual and lover of the poet Agathon who delivers a nuanced speech on the nature of love in Plato’s Symposium.
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Agatharchides
Agatharchides was a 2nd-century BCE Greek historian and geographer known for his detailed accounts of the Red Sea and Arabian regions.
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D.
Strabo
Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
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E.
Arrian of Nicomedia
Arrian of Nicomedia was a 2nd-century Greek historian and philosopher, best known for recording the teachings of Epictetus and for his influential history of Alexander the Great.
- 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: Pausanias Target entity description: Pausanias was a Spartan regent and general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC.
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A.
Pausanias
Pausanias is an Athenian intellectual and lover of the poet Agathon who delivers a nuanced speech on the nature of love in Plato’s Symposium.
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B.
Pausanias
Pausanias was a 2nd-century AD Greek traveler and geographer best known for his work "Description of Greece," a detailed account of the geography, history, and cultural landmarks of ancient Greece.
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C.
Agatharchides
Agatharchides was a 2nd-century BCE Greek historian and geographer known for his detailed accounts of the Red Sea and Arabian regions.
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D.
Strabo
Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
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E.
Arrian of Nicomedia
Arrian of Nicomedia was a 2nd-century Greek historian and philosopher, best known for recording the teachings of Epictetus and for his influential history of Alexander the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.