Miltiades the Elder
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Miltiades the Elder was an Athenian aristocrat and tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese in the 6th century BCE, known for establishing his family's rule in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miltiades the Elder canonical | 5 |
| Miltiades | 1 |
| Miltiades the Younger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miltiades the Elder Context triple: [Miltiades the Younger, relative, Miltiades the Elder]
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A.
Miltiades the Younger
Miltiades the Younger was an Athenian general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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B.
Iphicrates
Iphicrates was a renowned 4th-century BCE Athenian general celebrated for his innovative military reforms, particularly in the equipment and tactics of Greek light infantry.
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C.
Leonidas of Tarentum
Leonidas of Tarentum was an ancient Greek epigrammatist of the Hellenistic period, known for his concise, often melancholic poems preserved in the Greek Anthology.
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D.
Brasidas
Brasidas was a prominent Spartan general renowned for his bold and skillful campaigns during the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- 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: Miltiades the Elder Target entity description: Miltiades the Elder was an Athenian aristocrat and tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese in the 6th century BCE, known for establishing his family's rule in the region.
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A.
Miltiades the Younger
Miltiades the Younger was an Athenian general best known for leading the Greek forces to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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B.
Iphicrates
Iphicrates was a renowned 4th-century BCE Athenian general celebrated for his innovative military reforms, particularly in the equipment and tactics of Greek light infantry.
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C.
Leonidas of Tarentum
Leonidas of Tarentum was an ancient Greek epigrammatist of the Hellenistic period, known for his concise, often melancholic poems preserved in the Greek Anthology.
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D.
Brasidas
Brasidas was a prominent Spartan general renowned for his bold and skillful campaigns during the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian aristocrat
ⓘ
ancient Greek statesman ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Athenian expansion into the northern Aegean ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Lemnos
ⓘ
Paros ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes (traditional account) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| familyName | Philaid ⓘ |
| foundedBy | invitation of the Dolonci Thracian tribe ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Cimon (father of Miltiades the Younger)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cimon
Miltiades the Younger ⓘ Stesagoras (successor in the Thracian Chersonese) ⓘ
linked to:
Stesagoras
|
| knownFrom | Herodotus ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
established a dynastic base for his descendants in the Thracian Chersonese
ⓘ
prepared the ground for the later prominence of Miltiades the Younger ⓘ |
| memberOf | Philaid family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing his family’s rule in the Thracian Chersonese
ⓘ
founding a hereditary tyranny in the Thracian Chersonese ⓘ leading Athenian colonists to the Thracian Chersonese ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Thracian Chersonese ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Athenian aristocratic faction opposed to Peisistratid influence ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | tyranny ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of the Athenian tyranny in the Thracian Chersonese
ⓘ
tyrant of the Thracian Chersonese ⓘ |
| predecessor | local Thracian rulers of the Chersonese ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Gallipoli Peninsula
ⓘ
Thracian Chersonese ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens
ⓘ
Thracian Chersonese ⓘ |
| strategicInterest | control of grain routes from the Black Sea ⓘ |
| successor | Stesagoras ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Miltiades the Elder
linked to: Miltiades the Elder