Aegae
E363708
Aegae was the ancient royal city of Macedon and the original seat of the Argead dynasty, known for its palace complex and royal tombs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegae canonical | 9 |
| Aegae (disputed association in antiquity) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507716 — 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: Aegae Context triple: [Argead dynasty, capital, Aegae]
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A.
Mysia
Mysia was an ancient region in northwestern Asia Minor, along the coast of the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea, known from Greek and Roman historical and mythological sources.
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B.
Anaxo
Anaxo is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a daughter of Alcmene.
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C.
Nisaea
Nisaea was the port town and harbor of ancient Megara in Greece, serving as its main maritime outlet on the Saronic Gulf.
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D.
Iasos
Iasos was an ancient Greek coastal city in Caria, in southwestern Asia Minor, known for its harbor, fisheries, and distinctive local culture.
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E.
Oesilo
Oesilo is an administrative post in the Oecusse exclave of East Timor, known for its rural communities and border location with Indonesian West Timor.
- 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: Aegae Target entity description: Aegae was the ancient royal city of Macedon and the original seat of the Argead dynasty, known for its palace complex and royal tombs.
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A.
Mysia
Mysia was an ancient region in northwestern Asia Minor, along the coast of the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea, known from Greek and Roman historical and mythological sources.
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B.
Anaxo
Anaxo is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a daughter of Alcmene.
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C.
Nisaea
Nisaea was the port town and harbor of ancient Megara in Greece, serving as its main maritime outlet on the Saronic Gulf.
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D.
Iasos
Iasos was an ancient Greek coastal city in Caria, in southwestern Asia Minor, known for its harbor, fisheries, and distinctive local culture.
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E.
Oesilo
Oesilo is an administrative post in the Oecusse exclave of East Timor, known for its rural communities and border location with Indonesian West Timor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedAsCapitalInFavorOf |
Pella
ⓘ
linked to:
Pella, Greece
|
| archaeologicalCulture | Ancient Macedonian culture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| eventLocation | assassination of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Manolis Andronikos ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Classical period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
gold funerary wreaths
ⓘ
gold larnax ⓘ royal funerary goods ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museum of the Royal Tombs of Aigai ⓘ |
| hasRoyalTomb |
tomb attributed to Alexander IV of Macedon
ⓘ
tomb attributed to Philip II of Macedon ⓘ tombs of Argead kings ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
fortification
ⓘ
palace ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site of national significance in Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burial site of Macedonian kings
ⓘ
palace complex ⓘ royal tombs ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Macedonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia (Greece)
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInRegionalUnit | Imathia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Vergina ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsBegan | 1970s ⓘ |
| modernName |
Aigai
ⓘ
Vergina archaeological site ⓘ
linked to:
Vergina
|
| nearRiver |
Haliacmon River
ⓘ
linked to:
Aliakmonas River
|
| partOf |
Kingdom of Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| politicalFunction |
ceremonial capital of Macedon
ⓘ
royal burial center of Macedon ⓘ |
| region | Central Macedonia ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAs |
original seat of the Argead dynasty
ⓘ
royal capital of Macedon ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern Vergina) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aegae Description of subject: Aegae was the ancient royal city of Macedon and the original seat of the Argead dynasty, known for its palace complex and royal tombs.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aegae