Theopompus of Sparta
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Theopompus of Sparta was a Eurypontid king traditionally credited with helping establish the ephorate and leading Sparta during the First Messenian War in the late 8th to early 7th century BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theopompus | 1 |
| Theopompus of Sparta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21028967 — 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: Theopompus of Sparta Context triple: [Πολύδωρος (Spartan king), coRuledWith, Theopompus of Sparta]
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A.
Theopompus of Chios
Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
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B.
Ephorus of Cyme
Ephorus of Cyme was a 4th-century BC Greek historian renowned for writing one of the earliest universal histories of the Greek world.
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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.
Apollodorus of Carystus
Apollodorus of Carystus was an Athenian playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential and refined domestic comedies.
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E.
Timaeus of Locri
Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.
- 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: Theopompus of Sparta Target entity description: Theopompus of Sparta was a Eurypontid king traditionally credited with helping establish the ephorate and leading Sparta during the First Messenian War in the late 8th to early 7th century BCE.
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A.
Theopompus of Chios
Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
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B.
Ephorus of Cyme
Ephorus of Cyme was a 4th-century BC Greek historian renowned for writing one of the earliest universal histories of the Greek world.
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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.
Apollodorus of Carystus
Apollodorus of Carystus was an Athenian playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential and refined domestic comedies.
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E.
Timaeus of Locri
Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Πολύδωρος
linked to: Theopompus of Sparta