Arcesilaus III of Cyrene
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Arcesilaus III of Cyrene was a king of the ancient Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa and a member of the ruling Battiad dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
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| Arcesilaus III of Cyrene canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9803643 — 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: Arcesilaus III of Cyrene Context triple: [Battiad dynasty, hasMember, Arcesilaus III of Cyrene]
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Arcesilaus II of Cyrene
Arcesilaus II of Cyrene was a 6th-century BC Greek king of Cyrene from the Battiad dynasty, known for internal strife and political turmoil during his reign.
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Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene was an early Greek king of the North African city-state of Cyrene, belonging to the Battiad dynasty that ruled the colony.
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Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus was an ancient Greek philosopher and head of the Platonic Academy, known for introducing a skeptical turn to Platonism by emphasizing the impossibility of certain knowledge.
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Arcesilas IV of Cyrene
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
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E.
Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
- 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: Arcesilaus III of Cyrene Target entity description: Arcesilaus III of Cyrene was a king of the ancient Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa and a member of the ruling Battiad dynasty.
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A.
Arcesilaus II of Cyrene
Arcesilaus II of Cyrene was a 6th-century BC Greek king of Cyrene from the Battiad dynasty, known for internal strife and political turmoil during his reign.
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B.
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene
Arcesilaus I of Cyrene was an early Greek king of the North African city-state of Cyrene, belonging to the Battiad dynasty that ruled the colony.
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C.
Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus was an ancient Greek philosopher and head of the Platonic Academy, known for introducing a skeptical turn to Platonism by emphasizing the impossibility of certain knowledge.
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D.
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
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E.
Panaetius of Rhodes
Panaetius of Rhodes was a 2nd-century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher who led the Stoic school in Athens and significantly reshaped Stoicism by integrating it with Platonic and Aristotelian ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek monarch
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king of Cyrene ⓘ member of the Battiad dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid Empire
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Pheretima ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| conflict | internal political struggles in Cyrene ⓘ |
| country | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Barce
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Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| dynasty | Battiad dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Battus III of Cyrene ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Histories by Herodotus
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linked to:
works of Herodotus
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| mother | Pheretima ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assassination at Barce
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exile from Cyrene ⓘ restoration to the throne with Persian support ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Cyrene ⓘ |
| positionHeld | king of Cyrene ⓘ |
| predecessor | Battus III of Cyrene ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| reignEnd | early 5th century BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | late 6th century BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Cyrene ⓘ |
| successor | Battus IV of Cyrene ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century BC
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6th century BC ⓘ |
| title | Basileus of Cyrene ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arcesilaus III of Cyrene Description of subject: Arcesilaus III of Cyrene was a king of the ancient Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa and a member of the ruling Battiad dynasty.
Referenced by (7)
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