Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
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The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great was a highly disciplined and innovative military force that used combined arms tactics and the formidable phalanx formation to conquer a vast empire stretching from Greece to India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander the Great's army | 1 |
| Macedonian army of Alexander the Great canonical | 1 |
| army of Alexander the Great | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15182139 — 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: Macedonian army of Alexander the Great Context triple: [Battle of the Hydaspes, combatant, Macedonian army of Alexander the Great]
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Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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Seleucid royal army
The Seleucid royal army was the principal military force of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, composed of a mix of Macedonian-style phalanx infantry, cavalry, and diverse regional troops used to control its vast territories in the Near East.
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C.
Ptolemaic army
The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
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Persian army
The Persian army was the military force of the Qajar Persian state, engaged in numerous conflicts in the early 19th century as it sought to defend and expand its territories against regional rivals such as the Russian Empire.
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Persian army
The Persian army was the formidable military force of the ancient Persian Empire, known for its vast size, diverse troops from many subject peoples, and major clashes with Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- 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: Macedonian army of Alexander the Great Target entity description: The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great was a highly disciplined and innovative military force that used combined arms tactics and the formidable phalanx formation to conquer a vast empire stretching from Greece to India.
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A.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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B.
Seleucid royal army
The Seleucid royal army was the principal military force of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, composed of a mix of Macedonian-style phalanx infantry, cavalry, and diverse regional troops used to control its vast territories in the Near East.
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C.
Ptolemaic army
The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
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D.
Persian army
The Persian army was the formidable military force of the ancient Persian Empire, known for its vast size, diverse troops from many subject peoples, and major clashes with Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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E.
Persian army
The Persian army was the military force of the Qajar Persian state, engaged in numerous conflicts in the early 19th century as it sought to defend and expand its territories against regional rivals such as the Russian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hydaspes River
linked to: Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
linked to: Macedonian army of Alexander the Great