Against Ctesiphon
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Against Ctesiphon is a forensic oration by the Athenian statesman and orator Aeschines, delivered in 330 BC to challenge the legality of a proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Against Ctesiphon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9311549 — 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: Against Ctesiphon Context triple: [On the Crown, relatedWork, Against Ctesiphon]
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A.
Siege of Ctesiphon
The Siege of Ctesiphon was a pivotal early 7th-century battle in which Rashidun forces captured the Sasanian capital, hastening the collapse of the Persian Empire and consolidating Muslim control over Mesopotamia.
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B.
Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
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C.
Siege of Persepolis
The Siege of Persepolis was a pivotal event in 330 BCE during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, culminating in the capture and partial destruction of the Persian ceremonial capital.
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D.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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E.
Battle of Ctesiphon
The Battle of Ctesiphon was a major World War I engagement in November 1915 near the ancient city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia, where British-Indian forces clashed with the Ottoman army in a costly and indecisive fight that halted the British advance toward Baghdad.
- 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: Against Ctesiphon Target entity description: Against Ctesiphon is a forensic oration by the Athenian statesman and orator Aeschines, delivered in 330 BC to challenge the legality of a proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown.
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A.
Siege of Ctesiphon
The Siege of Ctesiphon was a pivotal early 7th-century battle in which Rashidun forces captured the Sasanian capital, hastening the collapse of the Persian Empire and consolidating Muslim control over Mesopotamia.
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B.
Siege of Susa
The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
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C.
Siege of Persepolis
The Siege of Persepolis was a pivotal event in 330 BCE during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, culminating in the capture and partial destruction of the Persian ceremonial capital.
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D.
Siege of Nineveh
The Siege of Nineveh (612 BC) was the decisive Babylonian and Median assault that destroyed the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and led to the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
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E.
Battle of Ctesiphon
The Battle of Ctesiphon was a major World War I engagement in November 1915 near the ancient city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia, where British-Indian forces clashed with the Ottoman army in a costly and indecisive fight that halted the British advance toward Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
forensic oration
ⓘ
speech ⓘ work of ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| accusation |
false public accounts of Demosthenes’ services
ⓘ
illegality of Ctesiphon’s proposal ⓘ |
| addressee |
Athenian Assembly
ⓘ
linked to:
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
|
| aim | to prevent Demosthenes from receiving a public crown ⓘ |
| author | Aeschines ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
Athenian orator
ⓘ
Athenian statesman ⓘ |
| counteredBy | On the Crown ⓘ |
| counterSpeechAuthor | Demosthenes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Athens
ⓘ
linked to:
Classical Athens
|
| culture | Classical Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfSpeech | 330 BC ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Attic oratory
ⓘ
classical rhetoric ⓘ |
| genre |
judicial oratory
ⓘ
political oratory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalChargeType |
improper timing of the crown award
ⓘ
proposal contrary to existing laws ⓘ |
| legalContext | graphe paranomon ⓘ |
| legalNature | public indictment for an illegal decree ⓘ |
| legalProcedure | public prosecution initiated by Aeschines ⓘ |
| mainTarget | Demosthenes ⓘ |
| numberOfExtantSpeechesByAuthor | 3 ⓘ |
| occasion | proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown ⓘ |
| opponentInCase |
Ctesiphon
ⓘ
Demosthenes ⓘ |
| partOf | Aeschines’ extant speeches ⓘ |
| placeOfSpeech | Athens ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentOfAuthor | pro‑Macedonian ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentOfMainTarget | anti‑Macedonian ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| relatedWork | On the Crown ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
appeals to Athenian law and precedent
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narrative of recent political history ⓘ personal invective ⓘ |
| setting | Athenian law court ⓘ |
| subjectOfDispute | legality of a decree honoring Demosthenes ⓘ |
| topic |
Athenian foreign policy toward Philip II of Macedon
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Demosthenes’ conduct in public office ⓘ standards for public honors in Athens ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor | history of late Classical Athens ⓘ |
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Subject: Against Ctesiphon Description of subject: Against Ctesiphon is a forensic oration by the Athenian statesman and orator Aeschines, delivered in 330 BC to challenge the legality of a proposal to award Demosthenes a golden crown.
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