Seleucid general Nicanor
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Seleucid general Nicanor was a Hellenistic military commander best known for leading royal forces against Judas Maccabeus during the Maccabean Revolt in Judea.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18340902 — 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: Seleucid general Nicanor Context triple: [Battle of Adasa, primaryAdversaryOf, Seleucid general Nicanor]
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Seleucid general Lysias
Seleucid general Lysias was a prominent military commander and regent of the Seleucid Empire during the 2nd century BCE, known for leading campaigns against the Maccabean revolt in Judea.
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Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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C.
Parthian general Barzapharnes
Barzapharnes was a Parthian military commander known for leading Parthian forces in the late 1st century BCE, notably during interventions in Judea and Syria.
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D.
Seleucus of Seleucia
Seleucus of Seleucia was a 2nd-century BCE Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher known for his early advocacy of the heliocentric theory and studies of tides.
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E.
Demetrius II Nicator
Demetrius II Nicator was a Seleucid king of Syria in the 2nd century BCE, known for his turbulent reign marked by civil wars, foreign invasions, and repeated struggles to maintain control of his fractured empire.
- 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: Seleucid general Nicanor Target entity description: Seleucid general Nicanor was a Hellenistic military commander best known for leading royal forces against Judas Maccabeus during the Maccabean Revolt in Judea.
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A.
Seleucid general Lysias
Seleucid general Lysias was a prominent military commander and regent of the Seleucid Empire during the 2nd century BCE, known for leading campaigns against the Maccabean revolt in Judea.
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B.
Antiochus of Ascalon
Antiochus of Ascalon was a 1st-century BCE Greek philosopher who led a major turn in Platonism by rejecting radical skepticism and integrating Stoic and Peripatetic ideas into a more dogmatic, eclectic Platonist system.
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C.
Parthian general Barzapharnes
Barzapharnes was a Parthian military commander known for leading Parthian forces in the late 1st century BCE, notably during interventions in Judea and Syria.
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D.
Seleucus of Seleucia
Seleucus of Seleucia was a 2nd-century BCE Hellenistic astronomer and philosopher known for his early advocacy of the heliocentric theory and studies of tides.
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E.
Demetrius II Nicator
Demetrius II Nicator was a Seleucid king of Syria in the 2nd century BCE, known for his turbulent reign marked by civil wars, foreign invasions, and repeated struggles to maintain control of his fractured empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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