Achaean League
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The Achaean League was a confederation of Greek city-states in the Hellenistic period that became a major political and military power in the Peloponnese before its defeat by Rome.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Achaean League canonical | 35 |
| Achaean League (revived league in Hellenistic period) | 1 |
| Achaean League in mainland Greece | 1 |
| earlier Achaean League of the Classical period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3289461 — 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: Achaean League Context triple: [Polybius’ Histories, containsAnalysisOf, Achaean League]
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A.
Aetolian League
The Aetolian League was a confederation of tribal communities and cities in central Greece that became a significant military and political power during the Hellenistic period.
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Phocian League
The Phocian League was an ancient Greek confederation of cities in the region of Phocis, notable for its central role in the Sacred Wars against other Greek states.
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Boeotian League
The Boeotian League was a confederation of ancient Greek city-states in the region of Boeotia, centered on Thebes, that shared political, military, and religious institutions.
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D.
Ionian League
The Ionian League was an ancient confederation of Greek city-states in Ionia, formed for mutual religious, political, and military cooperation.
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E.
Peloponnesian League
The Peloponnesian League was a military and political alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta that rivaled Athenian power in classical Greece.
- 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: Achaean League Target entity description: The Achaean League was a confederation of Greek city-states in the Hellenistic period that became a major political and military power in the Peloponnese before its defeat by Rome.
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A.
Aetolian League
The Aetolian League was a confederation of tribal communities and cities in central Greece that became a significant military and political power during the Hellenistic period.
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B.
Phocian League
The Phocian League was an ancient Greek confederation of cities in the region of Phocis, notable for its central role in the Sacred Wars against other Greek states.
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C.
Boeotian League
The Boeotian League was a confederation of ancient Greek city-states in the region of Boeotia, centered on Thebes, that shared political, military, and religious institutions.
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D.
Ionian League
The Ionian League was an ancient confederation of Greek city-states in Ionia, formed for mutual religious, political, and military cooperation.
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E.
Peloponnesian League
The Peloponnesian League was a military and political alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta that rivaled Athenian power in classical Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Achaean League Description of subject: The Achaean League was a confederation of Greek city-states in the Hellenistic period that became a major political and military power in the Peloponnese before its defeat by Rome.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Elis, Greece