Corcyraean fleet

E421843

ancient Greek navy naval force

The Corcyraean fleet was the naval force of the ancient Greek city-state of Corcyra (modern Corfu), noted for its strength and involvement in key pre-Peloponnesian War conflicts.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Corcyraean fleet canonical	1
Corcyraean military	1
Corcyraean navy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4196579 — 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: Corcyraean fleet
Context triple: [Battle of Sybota, involved, Corcyraean fleet]

A. Corinthian navy
The Corinthian navy was the maritime force of the ancient Greek city-state of Corinth, known for its significant role in major naval conflicts of the classical period.
B. Athenian navy
The Athenian navy was the powerful maritime force of ancient Athens that dominated the Aegean Sea, enabled the city’s commercial and imperial expansion, and played a decisive role in the Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
C. Spartan navy
The Spartan navy was the maritime military force of ancient Sparta, which played a crucial role in key Greek naval conflicts such as the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War.
D. Seleucid navy
The Seleucid navy was the maritime force of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, used to project power and contest control of the eastern Mediterranean and nearby seas.
E. Ptolemaic navy
The Ptolemaic navy was the maritime military force of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, which played a major role in Mediterranean power struggles before its eventual defeat and absorption by Rome.
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: Corcyraean fleet
Target entity description: The Corcyraean fleet was the naval force of the ancient Greek city-state of Corcyra (modern Corfu), noted for its strength and involvement in key pre-Peloponnesian War conflicts.

A. Corinthian navy
The Corinthian navy was the maritime force of the ancient Greek city-state of Corinth, known for its significant role in major naval conflicts of the classical period.
B. Athenian navy
The Athenian navy was the powerful maritime force of ancient Athens that dominated the Aegean Sea, enabled the city’s commercial and imperial expansion, and played a decisive role in the Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
C. Spartan navy
The Spartan navy was the maritime military force of ancient Sparta, which played a crucial role in key Greek naval conflicts such as the Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War.
D. Seleucid navy
The Seleucid navy was the maritime force of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, used to project power and contest control of the eastern Mediterranean and nearby seas.
E. Ptolemaic navy
The Ptolemaic navy was the maritime military force of the Hellenistic Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, which played a major role in Mediterranean power struggles before its eventual defeat and absorption by Rome.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek navy ⓘ naval force ⓘ
alliedWith	Athenian fleet ⓘ linked to: Athenian navy
basedIn	Corcyra ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ island of Corcyra ⓘ linked to: Corcyra
contributedTo	deterioration of relations between Athens and Corinth ⓘ tensions preceding the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
describedBy	Thucydides ⓘ
documentedIn	History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
economicRole	control of maritime communications ⓘ protection of sea trade routes ⓘ
engagedIn	Battle of Sybota ⓘ
era	pre-Peloponnesian War period ⓘ
governedBy	Corcyraean admirals ⓘ linked to: Corcyraean magistrates Corcyraean magistrates ⓘ
influenced	Athenian decision to support Corcyra ⓘ
knownFor	conflict with Corinth ⓘ large number of triremes ⓘ maritime power in the Ionian Sea ⓘ naval strength ⓘ role in events leading to the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedInTime	5th century BCE ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ
operatedBy	Corcyra ⓘ city-state of Corcyra ⓘ polis of Corcyra ⓘ
operatedIn	Adriatic Sea ⓘ eastern Mediterranean Sea ⓘ linked to: Eastern Mediterranean
opposed	Corinthian fleet ⓘ linked to: Corinthian navy
partOf	Corcyraean military ⓘ linked to: Corcyraean fleet
politicalRole	projection of Corcyraean power ⓘ protection of Corcyraean independence ⓘ
primaryEnemy	Corinth ⓘ
recruitedFrom	allied Greek communities ⓘ citizens of Corcyra ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of access to the Adriatic Sea ⓘ control of routes between Greece and Italy ⓘ
usedIn	colonial support ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ piracy suppression ⓘ trade protection ⓘ
usedShipType	trireme ⓘ warship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Sybota → involved → Corcyraean fleet ⓘ

Battle of Sybota → hasParticipant → Corcyraean navy ⓘ

linked to: Corcyraean fleet

Corcyraean fleet → partOf → Corcyraean military ⓘ