Battle of Mycale
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The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mycale canonical | 18 |
| Mycale (site of the Battle of Mycale) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Mycale Context triple: [Aegean Sea, siteOf, Battle of Mycale]
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A.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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B.
Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis was a decisive naval engagement in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, where the outnumbered Greek fleet defeated the Persian navy and halted Persia’s advance into mainland Greece.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
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E.
Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
- 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: Battle of Mycale Target entity description: The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
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A.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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B.
Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis was a decisive naval engagement in 480 BCE during the Greco-Persian Wars, where the outnumbered Greek fleet defeated the Persian navy and halted Persia’s advance into mainland Greece.
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C.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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D.
Battle of the Zab
The Battle of the Zab was the decisive 750 CE confrontation in which the Abbasid forces defeated the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the latter’s collapse and the establishment of Abbasid rule over the Islamic empire.
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E.
Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
land battle ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedMountain | Mount Mycale ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Greek city-states ⓘ |
| cause |
Greek attempt to destroy remaining Persian naval power
ⓘ
Persian effort to retain control over Ionia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Achaemenid Persia
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
Athens ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Samos ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| date | 479 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Eurymedon ⓘ |
| GreekAlliance | Hellenic League ⓘ |
| GreekCommander |
Leotychidas II
ⓘ
Xanthippus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| impactOnGreece | facilitated formation of the Delian League ⓘ |
| impactOnPersia | loss of effective naval presence in the Aegean ⓘ |
| involvedForceType |
army
ⓘ
fleet ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Ionia
ⓘ
Mycale ⓘ coast of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combined land and sea operations
ⓘ
destruction of Persian fleet beached on shore ⓘ liberation of several Ionian Greek cities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek counter-offensive after Salamis
ⓘ
Second Persian invasion of Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Greco-Persian Wars
|
| PersianCommander |
Mardontes
ⓘ
Tigranes ⓘ |
| PersianForceComponent |
Ionian contingents
ⓘ
Phoenician ships ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Salamis ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Herodotus ⓘ |
| result | Greek victory ⓘ |
| simultaneousWith | Battle of Plataea ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
encouraged Ionian revolt against Persia
ⓘ
end of Persian naval dominance in the Aegean ⓘ shift of initiative to Greek alliance ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | decisive engagement ⓘ |
| year | 479 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Mycale Description of subject: The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
Referenced by (19)
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