Athens gained important hostages from Sparta
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Athens gained important hostages from Sparta refers to the strategic capture of high-ranking Spartan prisoners during the Sphacteria campaign in the Peloponnesian War, which significantly shifted the balance of power in Athens’ favor.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15732460 — 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: Athens gained important hostages from Sparta Context triple: [Sphacteria campaign, consequence, Athens gained important hostages from Sparta]
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A.
Naxos required to pay tribute to Athens
Naxos required to pay tribute to Athens refers to the island’s loss of autonomy and obligation to make regular payments to the Athenian-led Delian League following its failed revolt.
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B.
siege of Athens
The siege of Athens was the final Spartan blockade and encirclement of the city at the end of the Peloponnesian War, leading to Athens’ surrender and the collapse of its empire in 404 BC.
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C.
Athenian embassy to Macedon
The Athenian embassy to Macedon was a diplomatic mission sent by Athens to negotiate with Philip II of Macedon during the mid-4th century BCE, later becoming central to Athenian political controversy and oratory.
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D.
Sparta in the Peloponnesian War
Sparta in the Peloponnesian War was the leading militaristic city-state of the Peloponnesian League that waged a protracted and ultimately victorious conflict against Athens and its allies for dominance over the Greek world.
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E.
Leontine embassy to Athens
The Leontine embassy to Athens was a diplomatic mission from the Sicilian city of Leontini to classical Athens, historically notable for including the famed sophist and orator Gorgias among its envoys.
- 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: Athens gained important hostages from Sparta Target entity description: Athens gained important hostages from Sparta refers to the strategic capture of high-ranking Spartan prisoners during the Sphacteria campaign in the Peloponnesian War, which significantly shifted the balance of power in Athens’ favor.
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A.
Naxos required to pay tribute to Athens
Naxos required to pay tribute to Athens refers to the island’s loss of autonomy and obligation to make regular payments to the Athenian-led Delian League following its failed revolt.
-
B.
siege of Athens
The siege of Athens was the final Spartan blockade and encirclement of the city at the end of the Peloponnesian War, leading to Athens’ surrender and the collapse of its empire in 404 BC.
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C.
Athenian embassy to Macedon
The Athenian embassy to Macedon was a diplomatic mission sent by Athens to negotiate with Philip II of Macedon during the mid-4th century BCE, later becoming central to Athenian political controversy and oratory.
-
D.
Sparta in the Peloponnesian War
Sparta in the Peloponnesian War was the leading militaristic city-state of the Peloponnesian League that waged a protracted and ultimately victorious conflict against Athens and its allies for dominance over the Greek world.
-
E.
Leontine embassy to Athens
The Leontine embassy to Athens was a diplomatic mission from the Sicilian city of Leontini to classical Athens, historically notable for including the famed sophist and orator Gorgias among its envoys.
- F. None of above. chosen
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