Xenophon's Hellenica

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ancient Greek historical work historiographical work

Xenophon's *Hellenica* is a classical Greek historical work that continues Thucydides’ account of the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath, covering Greek history from 411 to 362 BCE.

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Label	Occurrences
Xenophon’s Hellenica	7
Hellenica by Xenophon	2
Xenophon's Hellenica canonical	2
Xenophon's works	1
Xenophon's writings	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2599983 — 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: Xenophon's Hellenica
Context triple: [Alcibiades, portrayedIn, Xenophon's Hellenica]

A. Polybius’ Histories
Polybius’ *Histories* is a multi-volume work of ancient Greek historiography that analyzes how Rome rose to Mediterranean dominance in the Hellenistic period through a critical, eyewitness-based narrative.
B. History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War is an ancient Greek historical work by Thucydides that offers a detailed, critical account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
C. Book III: Polybius
Book III: Polybius is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work *Magnalia Christi Americana* that emulates the style of the ancient historian Polybius to interpret and narrate New England’s colonial history.
D. Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
E. works of Herodotus
The works of Herodotus are a foundational collection of ancient Greek historical writings, especially his "Histories," which chronicle the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
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: Xenophon's Hellenica
Target entity description: Xenophon's *Hellenica* is a classical Greek historical work that continues Thucydides’ account of the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath, covering Greek history from 411 to 362 BCE.

A. Polybius’ Histories
Polybius’ *Histories* is a multi-volume work of ancient Greek historiography that analyzes how Rome rose to Mediterranean dominance in the Hellenistic period through a critical, eyewitness-based narrative.
B. History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War is an ancient Greek historical work by Thucydides that offers a detailed, critical account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
C. Book III: Polybius
Book III: Polybius is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work *Magnalia Christi Americana* that emulates the style of the ancient historian Polybius to interpret and narrate New England’s colonial history.
D. Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
E. works of Herodotus
The works of Herodotus are a foundational collection of ancient Greek historical writings, especially his "Histories," which chronicle the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek historical work ⓘ historiographical work ⓘ
author	Xenophon ⓘ
bookCount	7 ⓘ
continuesAccountOf	Peloponnesian War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Classical Greece ⓘ
coversEvent	Corinthian War ⓘ King's Peace (Peace of Antalcidas) ⓘ linked to: Peace of Antalcidas Spartan hegemony in Greece ⓘ Theban campaigns under Epaminondas ⓘ linked to: Theban–Spartan wars battle of Leuctra ⓘ battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) fall of Athens in 404 BCE ⓘ final phase of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ restoration of Athenian democracy ⓘ rise of Theban power ⓘ rule of the Thirty Tyrants in Athens ⓘ
coversPeriodEnd	362 BCE ⓘ
coversPeriodStart	411 BCE ⓘ
dateOfComposition	4th century BCE ⓘ
focusesOn	Athenian internal affairs after 404 BCE ⓘ Spartan leadership in Greece ⓘ relations between Greek poleis ⓘ
follows	Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ linked to: History of the Peloponnesian War
genre	history ⓘ
hasMainCharacter	Athens as a political actor ⓘ Sparta as a political actor ⓘ Thebes as a political actor ⓘ
historicalMethod	annalistic narrative ⓘ selective treatment of events ⓘ
influenced	Roman historians of Greek affairs ⓘ later Greek historiography ⓘ
knownFor	contemporary eyewitness perspective on some events ⓘ continuing Thucydides' unfinished narrative ⓘ detailed account of Spartan politics ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person narrative ⓘ
originalTitle	Ἑλληνικά ⓘ linked to: Greek
relatedWork	Xenophon's Agesilaus ⓘ linked to: Life of Agesilaus Xenophon's Anabasis ⓘ linked to: Anabasis
setIn	Aegean region ⓘ linked to: Aegean Sea region Asia Minor ⓘ Greece ⓘ Persian Empire's western satrapies ⓘ linked to: Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia
structure	seven books ⓘ
subject	Athenian politics ⓘ Spartan politics ⓘ Theban politics ⓘ history of Greece ⓘ interstate warfare in classical Greece ⓘ
title	Hellenica ⓘ

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