Nicias
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Nicias was a prominent Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, best known for leading the ill-fated Sicilian Expedition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nicias canonical | 22 |
| Athenian general Nicias | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606942 — 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: Nicias Context triple: [Athenian army, notableCommander, Nicias]
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Alcibiades
Alcibiades was a controversial and charismatic Athenian statesman and general of the Peloponnesian War, known for his shifting political allegiances between Athens, Sparta, and Persia.
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Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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Cimon
Cimon was a prominent 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and general who played a key role in expanding Athenian power during the early years of the Delian League.
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E.
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
- 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: Nicias Target entity description: Nicias was a prominent Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, best known for leading the ill-fated Sicilian Expedition.
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A.
Alcibiades
Alcibiades was a controversial and charismatic Athenian statesman and general of the Peloponnesian War, known for his shifting political allegiances between Athens, Sparta, and Persia.
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B.
Κρίτων
Κρίτων is a Socratic dialogue by Plato in which Socrates discusses justice, obligation, and civil disobedience with his friend Crito while awaiting execution.
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C.
Agesilaus
"Agesilaus" is a biographical work by the ancient Greek historian Xenophon that praises and chronicles the life and leadership of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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D.
Cimon
Cimon was a prominent 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and general who played a key role in expanding Athenian power during the early years of the Delian League.
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E.
Pericles
Pericles was a prominent and influential Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE who led Athens during its Golden Age in politics, culture, and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian general
ⓘ
Athenian statesman ⓘ ancient Greek politician ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 430–413 BC ⓘ |
| advocated | peace with Sparta ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Syracusans ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| coCommandedWith |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Lamachus ⓘ |
| commanded | Athenian forces in the Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Alcibiades
ⓘ
Demosthenes (Athenian general) ⓘ
linked to:
Demosthenes (general)
Pericles ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Syracuse ⓘ |
| diedIn | 413 BC ⓘ |
| era | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| executedBy | Syracusans ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the Sicilian Expedition
ⓘ
negotiating the Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Plutarch's Parallel Lives
ⓘ
linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
linked to:
History of the Peloponnesian War
|
| militaryEngagement |
Battle of Syracuse
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Syracuse
|
| militaryRank | strategos ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Νικίας ⓘ |
| negotiated | Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| opposed |
launching the Sicilian Expedition
ⓘ
radical democratic policies ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Cleon ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| peaceTreatyBetween | Athens and Sparta ⓘ |
| peaceTreatyDuration |
Peace of Nicias (421–413 BC)
ⓘ
linked to:
Peace of Nicias
|
| persuadedToLead | Sicilian Expedition ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | moderate aristocratic faction in Athens ⓘ |
| politicalReputation |
cautious
ⓘ
conservative ⓘ |
| religiousReputation | pious ⓘ |
| servedAs | general of Athens ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy Athenian aristocrat ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Plutarch's Life of Nicias
ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Nicias
|
| wealthSource | silver mines at Laurium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nicias Description of subject: Nicias was a prominent Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, best known for leading the ill-fated Sicilian Expedition.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.