Greek hoplites
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Greek hoplites were heavily armed citizen-soldiers of ancient Greek city-states, known for fighting in close-ranked phalanx formations with spears, shields, and body armor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Greek hoplites canonical | 1 |
| Spartan hoplites | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23352791 — 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: Greek hoplites Context triple: [Boeotian shield, usedBy, Greek hoplites]
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A.
Spartiates
Spartiates were the elite full citizens of ancient Sparta, renowned as a hereditary warrior class who dominated the city-state’s political and military life.
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B.
Spartan hippeis
The Spartan hippeis were an elite royal bodyguard unit of 300 handpicked warriors who formed the core of Sparta’s heavy infantry.
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C.
Spartan polis
The Spartan polis was the militaristic city-state of ancient Greece centered on Sparta, renowned for its disciplined warrior society and dominant land army.
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D.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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E.
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.
- 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: Greek hoplites Target entity description: Greek hoplites were heavily armed citizen-soldiers of ancient Greek city-states, known for fighting in close-ranked phalanx formations with spears, shields, and body armor.
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A.
Spartiates
Spartiates were the elite full citizens of ancient Sparta, renowned as a hereditary warrior class who dominated the city-state’s political and military life.
-
B.
Spartan hippeis
The Spartan hippeis were an elite royal bodyguard unit of 300 handpicked warriors who formed the core of Sparta’s heavy infantry.
-
C.
Spartan polis
The Spartan polis was the militaristic city-state of ancient Greece centered on Sparta, renowned for its disciplined warrior society and dominant land army.
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D.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Greek hoplites