Aretas III
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Aretas III was a 1st-century BCE king of the Nabataean Kingdom, known for expanding its territory and making Petra a major regional power.
All labels observed (1)
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| Aretas III canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14192707 — 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: Aretas III Context triple: [House of Aretas, hasMember, Aretas III]
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A.
Aretas II
Aretas II was an early king of the Nabataean Arabs who ruled in the 3rd century BCE and helped establish the foundations of Nabataean power in the region of modern-day Jordan and northwestern Arabia.
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B.
Aretas IV
Aretas IV was a powerful Nabatean king who ruled from Petra in the early 1st century BCE/CE and is known for overseeing a period of great prosperity and monumental building.
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C.
Aretas I
Aretas I was an early Nabataean king who ruled in the 2nd century BCE and is considered one of the first historically attested rulers of the Nabataean kingdom.
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D.
Aretas IV Philopatris
Aretas IV Philopatris was a powerful Nabatean king who ruled from Petra in the early 1st century BCE–CE, overseeing a prosperous trading kingdom that interacted closely with both the Roman Empire and neighboring Jewish states.
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E.
Alexander King
Alexander King was a Scottish chemist and international civil servant best known for co-founding the Club of Rome and promoting global environmental and sustainability awareness.
- 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: Aretas III Target entity description: Aretas III was a 1st-century BCE king of the Nabataean Kingdom, known for expanding its territory and making Petra a major regional power.
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A.
Aretas II
Aretas II was an early king of the Nabataean Arabs who ruled in the 3rd century BCE and helped establish the foundations of Nabataean power in the region of modern-day Jordan and northwestern Arabia.
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B.
Aretas IV
Aretas IV was a powerful Nabatean king who ruled from Petra in the early 1st century BCE/CE and is known for overseeing a period of great prosperity and monumental building.
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C.
Aretas I
Aretas I was an early Nabataean king who ruled in the 2nd century BCE and is considered one of the first historically attested rulers of the Nabataean kingdom.
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D.
Aretas IV Philopatris
Aretas IV Philopatris was a powerful Nabatean king who ruled from Petra in the early 1st century BCE–CE, overseeing a prosperous trading kingdom that interacted closely with both the Roman Empire and neighboring Jewish states.
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E.
Alexander King
Alexander King was a Scottish chemist and international civil servant best known for co-founding the Club of Rome and promoting global environmental and sustainability awareness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.