Aeschines
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Aeschines was a prominent 4th-century BCE Athenian orator and statesman, best known as a rival of Demosthenes and a key figure in the political struggles surrounding Macedonian influence over Greece.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aeschines canonical | 12 |
| Attic orators | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9311548 — 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: Aeschines Context triple: [On the Crown, opponent, Aeschines]
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A.
Aeschines of Sphettus
Aeschines of Sphettus was an ancient Athenian philosopher and writer of Socratic dialogues, known as one of the closest followers and literary portrayers of Socrates.
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B.
Hypereides
Hypereides was a prominent Athenian orator and politician of the 4th century BCE, known for his role in the resistance against Macedonian influence and his skilled courtroom speeches.
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C.
Lysias
Lysias was a Seleucid general and regent who led royal forces against the Jewish rebels during the Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
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D.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was a renowned 4th-century BCE Athenian orator and statesman, famous for his powerful speeches defending Athenian democracy against the rise of Macedonian power under Philip II.
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E.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was an Athenian general of the Peloponnesian War known for his bold and innovative military strategies against Sparta.
- 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: Aeschines Target entity description: Aeschines was a prominent 4th-century BCE Athenian orator and statesman, best known as a rival of Demosthenes and a key figure in the political struggles surrounding Macedonian influence over Greece.
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A.
Aeschines of Sphettus
Aeschines of Sphettus was an ancient Athenian philosopher and writer of Socratic dialogues, known as one of the closest followers and literary portrayers of Socrates.
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B.
Hypereides
Hypereides was a prominent Athenian orator and politician of the 4th century BCE, known for his role in the resistance against Macedonian influence and his skilled courtroom speeches.
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C.
Lysias
Lysias was a Seleucid general and regent who led royal forces against the Jewish rebels during the Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
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D.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was a renowned 4th-century BCE Athenian orator and statesman, famous for his powerful speeches defending Athenian democracy against the rise of Macedonian power under Philip II.
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E.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was an Athenian general of the Peloponnesian War known for his bold and innovative military strategies against Sparta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian orator
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ancient Greek ⓘ person ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| afterCareer |
lived in exile
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taught rhetoric abroad ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Athenian politics
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Greek interstate diplomacy ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfPoliticalCareer | loss of case Against Ctesiphon ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| contemporary |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| dateOfBirth | circa 389 BCE ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 314 BCE ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Athens ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Athenian ⓘ |
| father | Atrometus ⓘ |
| genre |
forensic oratory
ⓘ
political oratory ⓘ |
| givenName | Aeschines ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tradition of Attic oratory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeat by Demosthenes in the Ctesiphon case
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defense of his conduct on the embassy to Philip II ⓘ speech Against Timarchus, a prosecution for immoral conduct ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Glaucothea ⓘ |
| movement | Attic oratory ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in diplomacy with Philip II of Macedon
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rivalry with Demosthenes ⓘ role in Athenian politics of the 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrTrainee | none known ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Against Ctesiphon
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Against Timarchus ⓘ On the False Embassy ⓘ three surviving speeches ⓘ |
| occupation |
orator
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opponent | Demosthenes ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Athenian embassies to Philip II of Macedon
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political struggles over Macedonian influence in Greece ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Athens ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Samos (traditional attribution)
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linked to:
Samos
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| positionHeld |
ambassador of Athens
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member of the Athenian ekklesia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedAs |
actor in his youth
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secretary to the Athenian assembly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aeschines Description of subject: Aeschines was a prominent 4th-century BCE Athenian orator and statesman, best known as a rival of Demosthenes and a key figure in the political struggles surrounding Macedonian influence over Greece.
Referenced by (13)
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