Pella, Greece
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Pella, Greece is an ancient city in northern Greece that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon and the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pella | 47 |
| ancient city of Pella | 3 |
| Macedonian royal court at Pella | 1 |
| Pella (initially) | 1 |
| Pella, Greece canonical | 1 |
| archaeological site of Pella | 1 |
| court of Pella | 1 |
| modern town of Pella | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T84713 — 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: Pella, Greece Context triple: [Pella, Iowa, namedAfter, Pella, Greece]
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A.
Ithaca, Greece
Ithaca, Greece is a small Ionian island off western Greece, traditionally identified as the legendary home of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey.
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B.
Athens
Athens is Greece’s largest city and a historic center of ancient civilization, renowned as the birthplace of democracy and Western philosophy.
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Piraeus
Piraeus is the main port of Athens and one of the largest and busiest seaports in the Mediterranean, serving as a key hub for Greek and international maritime trade and passenger transport.
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D.
Rhodes
Rhodes is a historically significant Greek island in the eastern Aegean, renowned for its medieval Old Town, ancient ruins, and role as a major cultural and trading hub in the Mediterranean.
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E.
Propylaea
Propylaea is the monumental classical gateway that serves as the grand entrance to the Acropolis in Athens.
- 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: Pella, Greece Target entity description: Pella, Greece is an ancient city in northern Greece that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon and the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
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A.
Ithaca, Greece
Ithaca, Greece is a small Ionian island off western Greece, traditionally identified as the legendary home of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey.
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B.
Athens
Athens is Greece’s largest city and a historic center of ancient civilization, renowned as the birthplace of democracy and Western philosophy.
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C.
Piraeus
Piraeus is the main port of Athens and one of the largest and busiest seaports in the Mediterranean, serving as a key hub for Greek and international maritime trade and passenger transport.
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D.
Rhodes
Rhodes is a historically significant Greek island in the eastern Aegean, renowned for its medieval Old Town, ancient ruins, and role as a major cultural and trading hub in the Mediterranean.
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E.
Propylaea
Propylaea is the monumental classical gateway that serves as the grand entrance to the Acropolis in Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientRegion | Bottiaea ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf |
Alexander the Great
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Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ Cassander of Macedon ⓘ Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Kingdom of Macedon
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linked to:
Macedon
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| conqueredBy | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| declinedAfter |
Roman conquest of Macedon
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linked to:
Macedonian Wars
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| distanceFrom | about 40 km northwest of Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Greek Archaeological Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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| excavationsBegan | 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
reign of Alexander the Great
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reign of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Archelaus I of Macedon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hellenistic urban grid plan
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drainage system ⓘ mosaic-floored houses ⓘ palace complex ⓘ paved streets ⓘ public agora ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Archaeological Museum of Pella ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
megaron-type houses
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stoas ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasWaterFeature | former harbor on a lagoon or lake ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major archaeological site of Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hellenistic mosaics
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House of Dionysus mosaic ⓘ Lion Hunt mosaic ⓘ Stag Hunt mosaic ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Macedonia
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Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ northern Greece ⓘ |
| near |
Giannitsa
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modern town of Pella ⓘ
linked to:
Pella, Greece
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| partOf |
ancient Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| prosperedIn |
3rd century BC
ⓘ
4th century BC ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| replaced | Aigai ⓘ |
| replacedAs | capital of Macedon ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Pella, Greece Description of subject: Pella, Greece is an ancient city in northern Greece that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon and the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
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