Athenian coup of 404 BC
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The Athenian coup of 404 BC was the oligarchic seizure of power that ended Athenian democracy at the close of the Peloponnesian War and installed the regime known as the Thirty Tyrants.
All labels observed (1)
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| Athenian coup of 404 BC canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Athenian coup of 404 BC Context triple: [Critias, participatedIn, Athenian coup of 404 BC]
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A.
Mytilenean revolt
The Mytilenean revolt was a failed uprising of the city of Mytilene on Lesbos against Athenian control during the Peloponnesian War, notable for the intense Athenian debate over whether to execute the entire male population.
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B.
Battle of Arginusae
The Battle of Arginusae was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta in 406 BC that briefly shifted the balance of the Peloponnesian War but led to political turmoil in Athens over the treatment of shipwrecked sailors.
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C.
Peisistratid tyranny in Athens
The Peisistratid tyranny in Athens was a period of autocratic rule by the Peisistratid family in the 6th century BCE that laid important groundwork for later Athenian democracy.
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D.
revolt of Thasos
The revolt of Thasos was a significant 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Thasos against Athenian dominance, highlighting early tensions and coercive control within the Delian League.
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E.
Chremonidean War
The Chremonidean War was a Hellenistic conflict (267–261 BC) in which a coalition led by Athens and Sparta, backed by Ptolemaic Egypt, fought unsuccessfully to resist the expansion of Antigonid Macedonian power in Greece.
- 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: Athenian coup of 404 BC Target entity description: The Athenian coup of 404 BC was the oligarchic seizure of power that ended Athenian democracy at the close of the Peloponnesian War and installed the regime known as the Thirty Tyrants.
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A.
Mytilenean revolt
The Mytilenean revolt was a failed uprising of the city of Mytilene on Lesbos against Athenian control during the Peloponnesian War, notable for the intense Athenian debate over whether to execute the entire male population.
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B.
Battle of Arginusae
The Battle of Arginusae was a major Athenian naval victory over Sparta in 406 BC that briefly shifted the balance of the Peloponnesian War but led to political turmoil in Athens over the treatment of shipwrecked sailors.
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C.
Peisistratid tyranny in Athens
The Peisistratid tyranny in Athens was a period of autocratic rule by the Peisistratid family in the 6th century BCE that laid important groundwork for later Athenian democracy.
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D.
revolt of Thasos
The revolt of Thasos was a significant 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Thasos against Athenian dominance, highlighting early tensions and coercive control within the Delian League.
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E.
Chremonidean War
The Chremonidean War was a Hellenistic conflict (267–261 BC) in which a coalition led by Athens and Sparta, backed by Ptolemaic Egypt, fought unsuccessfully to resist the expansion of Antigonid Macedonian power in Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
ⓘ
political event ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
end of the Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Peloponnesian War
|
| conflictContext | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| ended | radical democracy in Athens ⓘ |
| followedBy | regime of the Thirty Tyrants ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Athenian defeat in the Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
Spartan military victory over Athens ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
installation of a Spartan-backed government in Athens
ⓘ
persecution of democratic leaders ⓘ restriction of political rights to a narrow oligarchic group ⓘ |
| hasNature | oligarchic seizure of power ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical period of Ancient Greece ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
Athens ⓘ Attica ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Athenian democratic faction
ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian democracy
|
| partOf |
aftermath of the Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
political history of Classical Athens ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 404 BC ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | oligarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Athenian democracy of the 5th century BC ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lysander
ⓘ
Spartan hegemony in Greece ⓘ Thirty Tyrants ⓘ
linked to:
the Thirty Tyrants
restoration of democracy in Athens in 403 BC ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of an oligarchic regime
ⓘ
installation of the Thirty Tyrants ⓘ overthrow of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| shortName | Coup of 404 BC in Athens ⓘ |
| significance | marked the temporary abolition of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
Athenian democrats
ⓘ
linked to:
Athenians
Athenian oligarchs ⓘ
linked to:
the Thirty Tyrants
Lysander ⓘ Sparta ⓘ Thirty Tyrants ⓘ
linked to:
the Thirty Tyrants
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subject linked to:
Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides)