Lamachus
E381875
Lamachus was a prominent Athenian general of the late 5th century BC, noted for his bold military strategies during the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lamachus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3702049 — 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: Lamachus Context triple: [Sicilian Expedition, commander, Lamachus]
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Mardontes
Mardontes was a Persian military commander who led Achaemenid forces against the Greeks during the Greco-Persian Wars, notably at the Battle of Mycale.
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B.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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C.
Artemios
Artemios is the given first name of Greek singer Demis Roussos, an internationally renowned pop and rock vocalist.
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D.
Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
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E.
Lebbaeus
Lebbaeus is an alternative name traditionally associated with the apostle Thaddaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament.
- 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: Lamachus Target entity description: Lamachus was a prominent Athenian general of the late 5th century BC, noted for his bold military strategies during the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Mardontes
Mardontes was a Persian military commander who led Achaemenid forces against the Greeks during the Greco-Persian Wars, notably at the Battle of Mycale.
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B.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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C.
Artemios
Artemios is the given first name of Greek singer Demis Roussos, an internationally renowned pop and rock vocalist.
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D.
Laelianus
Laelianus was a short-lived usurper emperor of the breakaway Gallic Empire in the 3rd century Roman crisis.
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E.
Lebbaeus
Lebbaeus is an alternative name traditionally associated with the apostle Thaddaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian general
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ancient Greek general ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeDuringConflict |
Archidamian War phase of the Peloponnesian War
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Sicilian phase of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
linked to:
Sicilian Expedition
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| appointedBy |
Athenian Assembly
ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
|
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| coCommandedWith |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Nicias ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Plutarch
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Thucydides ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Sicilian Expedition
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | late 5th century BC ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
considered militarily competent by ancient historians
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respected for courage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
audacious tactics
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bold military strategies ⓘ role in the Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryRank | strategos ⓘ |
| militaryStrategyStyle |
advocacy of aggressive action in Sicily
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preference for decisive engagement ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Sicilian Expedition
ⓘ
Siege of Syracuse ⓘ |
| occupation | general ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| politicalEntityServed | Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| servedIn | Athenian army ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamachus Description of subject: Lamachus was a prominent Athenian general of the late 5th century BC, noted for his bold military strategies during the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (4)
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