Aristodemus of Cumae
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Aristodemus of Cumae was a tyrant of the Greek city of Cumae in Campania, known for his military leadership and significant role in the region’s early 5th-century BC politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aristodemus of Cumae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11199842 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aristodemus of Cumae Context triple: [Battle of Cumae (474 BC), alliedCommander, Aristodemus of Cumae]
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Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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Timesius of Clazomenae
Timesius of Clazomenae was an ancient Greek figure known for re-establishing the city of Abdera in Thrace.
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Philistion of Locri
Philistion of Locri was an ancient Greek physician and medical writer from the city of Locri in Magna Graecia, known for his influential teachings in medicine and natural philosophy.
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Hermotimus of Clazomenae
Hermotimus of Clazomenae was a semi-legendary pre-Socratic figure from Ionia, often cited in ancient sources as an early thinker associated with ideas about the soul’s separation from the body and later linked, perhaps apocryphally, to the philosophy of Anaxagoras.
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Rhinthon of Tarentum
Rhinthon of Tarentum was an ancient Greek dramatist, best known as a pioneer of the burlesque tragicomedy genre known as "Rhinthonica."
- 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: Aristodemus of Cumae Target entity description: Aristodemus of Cumae was a tyrant of the Greek city of Cumae in Campania, known for his military leadership and significant role in the region’s early 5th-century BC politics.
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A.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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B.
Timesius of Clazomenae
Timesius of Clazomenae was an ancient Greek figure known for re-establishing the city of Abdera in Thrace.
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C.
Philistion of Locri
Philistion of Locri was an ancient Greek physician and medical writer from the city of Locri in Magna Graecia, known for his influential teachings in medicine and natural philosophy.
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D.
Hermotimus of Clazomenae
Hermotimus of Clazomenae was a semi-legendary pre-Socratic figure from Ionia, often cited in ancient sources as an early thinker associated with ideas about the soul’s separation from the body and later linked, perhaps apocryphally, to the philosophy of Anaxagoras.
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E.
Rhinthon of Tarentum
Rhinthon of Tarentum was an ancient Greek dramatist, best known as a pioneer of the burlesque tragicomedy genre known as "Rhinthonica."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek person
ⓘ
political leader ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Campania
ⓘ
Cumae ⓘ |
| citizenship | Cumae ⓘ |
| country | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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Livy ⓘ later Roman historiography ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governmentOver | citizens of Cumae ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ancient Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
ancient Italy
|
| knownFor |
military leadership
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role in Campanian politics ⓘ rule as tyrant of Cumae ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | early 5th century BC ⓘ |
| notableEvent | participation in regional conflicts in Campania ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek colonies in Italy ⓘ |
| politicalRole | dominant figure in early 5th-century BC Cumae ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | tyranny ⓘ |
| positionHeld | tyrant of Cumae ⓘ |
| region | Campania ⓘ |
| residence | Cumae ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aristodemus of Cumae Description of subject: Aristodemus of Cumae was a tyrant of the Greek city of Cumae in Campania, known for his military leadership and significant role in the region’s early 5th-century BC politics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.