Basileus of Sparta
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The Basileus of Sparta was one of the dual hereditary kings of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, holding supreme military and religious authority within its unique diarchic monarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basileus of Sparta canonical | 2 |
| King of Sparta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13285267 — 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: Basileus of Sparta Context triple: [Archidamus II, title, Basileus of Sparta]
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Areus I of Sparta
Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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Cleombrotus I of Sparta
Cleombrotus I of Sparta was a 4th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, best known for leading the Spartan forces to defeat and death at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, which marked the end of Sparta’s military supremacy in Greece.
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Pleistarchus of Sparta
Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
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King of Sparta
Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Peloponnesian War’s aftermath and conflicts with Thebes and Macedon.
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Cleomenes III of Sparta
Cleomenes III of Sparta was a reformist Spartan king of the 3rd century BCE who attempted to restore traditional Spartan institutions and expand Spartan power before being defeated by the Macedonians.
- 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: Basileus of Sparta Target entity description: The Basileus of Sparta was one of the dual hereditary kings of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, holding supreme military and religious authority within its unique diarchic monarchy.
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A.
Areus I of Sparta
Areus I of Sparta was a 3rd-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty known for his efforts to revive Spartan power and his involvement in the Hellenistic conflicts against Macedon.
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B.
Cleombrotus I of Sparta
Cleombrotus I of Sparta was a 4th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, best known for leading the Spartan forces to defeat and death at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, which marked the end of Sparta’s military supremacy in Greece.
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C.
Pleistarchus of Sparta
Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
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D.
King of Sparta
Archidamus III was a 4th-century BC Spartan king known for his military leadership during the Peloponnesian War’s aftermath and conflicts with Thebes and Macedon.
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E.
Cleomenes III of Sparta
Cleomenes III of Sparta was a reformist Spartan king of the 3rd century BCE who attempted to restore traditional Spartan institutions and expand Spartan power before being defeated by the Macedonians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary kingship
ⓘ
monarchical office ⓘ |
| appliesTo | ancient Greek city-state of Sparta ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Zeus Lacedaemonios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus Uranios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| capital | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Agiad dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurypontid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | diarchic monarchy ⓘ |
| GreekName | βασιλεύς Σπάρτης ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | dual kingship ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Helots of Sparta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perioikoi of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ Spartan citizens ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
front seats at public festivals
ⓘ
special portions of sacrificial meat ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief priest of Sparta
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of Spartan army ⓘ supreme military authority in Sparta ⓘ supreme religious authority in Sparta ⓘ |
| inheritedBy | royal families of Sparta ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalFunction | participation in highest court in certain cases ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | leading armies on campaign ⓘ |
| numberOfOfficeHoldersSimultaneously | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | Spartan diarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
consulting oracles on behalf of Sparta
ⓘ
presiding over state sacrifices ⓘ |
| residence | Sparta royal quarters ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | hereditary succession within royal houses ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith |
Ephors of Sparta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerousia of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Spartan laws and customs (rhetra) ⓘ |
| successionRule | patrilineal primogeniture with exceptions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolder |
Agiad king of Sparta
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Eurypontid king of Sparta ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Basileus of Sparta Description of subject: The Basileus of Sparta was one of the dual hereditary kings of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, holding supreme military and religious authority within its unique diarchic monarchy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King of Sparta