Battle of Sellasia
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The Battle of Sellasia was a decisive 222 BC conflict in which Antigonus III Doson of Macedon defeated Spartan king Cleomenes III, ending Spartan hegemony in the Peloponnese and restoring Macedonian influence in Greece.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15218903 — 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: Battle of Sellasia Context triple: [Antigonid dynasty, notableEvent, Battle of Sellasia]
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Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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Battle of Munychia
The Battle of Munychia was a 404 BC clash near Athens in which democratic exiles defeated the Spartan-backed oligarchic regime of the Thirty Tyrants, leading to the restoration of Athenian democracy.
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Battle of the Hydaspes
The Battle of the Hydaspes was a decisive 326 BC clash in Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, where he defeated King Porus on the banks of the Hydaspes River (modern Jhelum) and secured his easternmost major conquest.
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D.
Battle of Zela
The Battle of Zela was a 47 BC clash in Pontus where Julius Caesar swiftly defeated Pharnaces II, inspiring the famous phrase "Veni, vidi, vici."
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E.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
- 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: Battle of Sellasia Target entity description: The Battle of Sellasia was a decisive 222 BC conflict in which Antigonus III Doson of Macedon defeated Spartan king Cleomenes III, ending Spartan hegemony in the Peloponnese and restoring Macedonian influence in Greece.
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A.
Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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B.
Battle of Munychia
The Battle of Munychia was a 404 BC clash near Athens in which democratic exiles defeated the Spartan-backed oligarchic regime of the Thirty Tyrants, leading to the restoration of Athenian democracy.
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C.
Battle of the Hydaspes
The Battle of the Hydaspes was a decisive 326 BC clash in Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign, where he defeated King Porus on the banks of the Hydaspes River (modern Jhelum) and secured his easternmost major conquest.
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D.
Battle of Zela
The Battle of Zela was a 47 BC clash in Pontus where Julius Caesar swiftly defeated Pharnaces II, inspiring the famous phrase "Veni, vidi, vici."
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E.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
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