Lysicles of Athens
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Lysicles of Athens was an Athenian general and politician best known for his controversial role in the defeat of the allied Greek forces by Philip II of Macedon at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lysicles of Athens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3520550 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lysicles of Athens Context triple: [Battle of Chaeronea, belligerentCommander, Lysicles of Athens]
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Agorakritos
Agorakritos was a 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor from Paros and a prominent pupil of Phidias, known for his refined classical style and major cult statues in Athens.
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Pammenes of Thebes
Pammenes of Thebes was a prominent 4th-century BC Theban general and statesman known for his military leadership during the height of Theban power in Greece.
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Anaxilas of Rhegium
Anaxilas of Rhegium was an early 5th-century BCE Greek tyrant who ruled the city of Rhegium in southern Italy and expanded his power across the Strait of Messina.
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Metrocles of Maroneia
Metrocles of Maroneia was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cynic school, known as a student of Crates of Thebes and for helping develop Cynic ethical teachings on simplicity and self-sufficiency.
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Zaleucus
Zaleucus was an early Greek lawgiver, traditionally credited with creating one of the first written legal codes in the Western world for the colony of Locri Epizephyrii in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lysicles of Athens Target entity description: Lysicles of Athens was an Athenian general and politician best known for his controversial role in the defeat of the allied Greek forces by Philip II of Macedon at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.
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A.
Agorakritos
Agorakritos was a 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor from Paros and a prominent pupil of Phidias, known for his refined classical style and major cult statues in Athens.
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B.
Pammenes of Thebes
Pammenes of Thebes was a prominent 4th-century BC Theban general and statesman known for his military leadership during the height of Theban power in Greece.
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C.
Anaxilas of Rhegium
Anaxilas of Rhegium was an early 5th-century BCE Greek tyrant who ruled the city of Rhegium in southern Italy and expanded his power across the Strait of Messina.
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D.
Metrocles of Maroneia
Metrocles of Maroneia was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Cynic school, known as a student of Crates of Thebes and for helping develop Cynic ethical teachings on simplicity and self-sufficiency.
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E.
Zaleucus
Zaleucus was an early Greek lawgiver, traditionally credited with creating one of the first written legal codes in the Western world for the colony of Locri Epizephyrii in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian general
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Athenian politician ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 4th century BC ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Thebes
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other Greek city-states opposed to Macedon ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Chaeronea
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Fourth Sacred War ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| date | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| governmentalRole | military commander elected by the Athenian assembly ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
decline of Athenian military power in the 4th century BC
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rise of Macedon under Philip II ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being blamed by some Athenians for the defeat at Chaeronea
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controversial command at Chaeronea ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Athenian army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | strategos ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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politician ⓘ |
| opponent |
Macedon
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Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Athens
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central Greece ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
Athenian military affairs
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Athenian politics ⓘ |
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Subject: Lysicles of Athens Description of subject: Lysicles of Athens was an Athenian general and politician best known for his controversial role in the defeat of the allied Greek forces by Philip II of Macedon at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC.
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