Ptolemy (son of Pyrrhus)
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Ptolemy, son of Pyrrhus of Epirus, was a 3rd-century BC Epirote prince and military commander involved in his father's campaigns against Macedon and Rome.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ptolemy (son of Pyrrhus) canonical | 2 |
| Ptolemy of Epirus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10854537 — 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: Ptolemy (son of Pyrrhus) Context triple: [Pyrrhus of Epirus, child, Ptolemy (son of Pyrrhus)]
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A.
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes was a Seleucid military officer and general active during the early Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
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B.
Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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C.
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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D.
Antiochus of Syracuse
Antiochus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek historian and geographer known for his early accounts of the western Greek colonies, particularly in Sicily and southern Italy.
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E.
Lysimachus (son of Ptolemy II)
Lysimachus was a lesser-known Hellenistic prince of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, active in the 3rd century BCE.
- 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: Ptolemy (son of Pyrrhus) Target entity description: Ptolemy, son of Pyrrhus of Epirus, was a 3rd-century BC Epirote prince and military commander involved in his father's campaigns against Macedon and Rome.
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A.
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes
Ptolemy son of Dorymenes was a Seleucid military officer and general active during the early Maccabean Revolt in the 2nd century BCE.
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B.
Ptolemy son of Abubus
Ptolemy son of Abubus was a Hellenistic-era Jewish official and son-in-law of Simon Thassi who infamously betrayed and murdered him in a bid for power during the Hasmonean period.
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C.
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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D.
Antiochus of Syracuse
Antiochus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek historian and geographer known for his early accounts of the western Greek colonies, particularly in Sicily and southern Italy.
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E.
Lysimachus (son of Ptolemy II)
Lysimachus was a lesser-known Hellenistic prince of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, active in the 3rd century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3rd-century BC Greek person
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Epirote prince ⓘ ancient Greek prince ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pyrrhic War against Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Pyrrhic War
wars between Epirus and Macedon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Epirus ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dynasty | Aeacid dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Epirote ⓘ |
| father | Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| name | Ptolemy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in Epirote military operations in Greece and Italy
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service under his father Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| occupation |
prince
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Pyrrhus of Epirus’s campaigns against Macedon
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Pyrrhus of Epirus’s campaigns against Rome ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Epirus ⓘ |
| positionHeld | member of the Epirote royal family ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Epirus
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Italy ⓘ Macedon ⓘ |
| relative | Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ptolemy (son of Pyrrhus) Description of subject: Ptolemy, son of Pyrrhus of Epirus, was a 3rd-century BC Epirote prince and military commander involved in his father's campaigns against Macedon and Rome.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ptolemy (son of Pyrrhus)