Ancient Elis
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Ancient Elis is an important archaeological site in western Greece that was once the political center of the region that administered the ancient Olympic Games at Olympia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ancient Elis canonical | 1 |
| ancient Elis | 1 |
| ancient city of Elis | 1 |
| city of Elis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1027094 — 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: Ancient Elis Context triple: [Western Greece, containsArchaeologicalSite, Ancient Elis]
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A.
Epidaurus
Epidaurus is an ancient Greek city renowned for its healing sanctuary of Asclepius and its remarkably well-preserved theater, a masterpiece of classical architecture and acoustics.
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B.
Delph
Delph is a historic village in the Saddleworth area of Greater Manchester, England, known for its Pennine landscape and former textile mills.
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C.
Vergina
Vergina is a village in northern Greece renowned for its ancient royal tombs, including those attributed to the Macedonian kings, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site.
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D.
Phthia
Phthia is an ancient region in Greek mythology, often associated with heroes like Achilles and considered a homeland of notable mythic figures.
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E.
Locri Epizephyrii
Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, renowned for its early legal code and cultural influence within Magna Graecia.
- 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: Ancient Elis Target entity description: Ancient Elis is an important archaeological site in western Greece that was once the political center of the region that administered the ancient Olympic Games at Olympia.
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A.
Epidaurus
Epidaurus is an ancient Greek city renowned for its healing sanctuary of Asclepius and its remarkably well-preserved theater, a masterpiece of classical architecture and acoustics.
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B.
Delph
Delph is a historic village in the Saddleworth area of Greater Manchester, England, known for its Pennine landscape and former textile mills.
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C.
Vergina
Vergina is a village in northern Greece renowned for its ancient royal tombs, including those attributed to the Macedonian kings, and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site.
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D.
Phthia
Phthia is an ancient region in Greek mythology, often associated with heroes like Achilles and considered a homeland of notable mythic figures.
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E.
Locri Epizephyrii
Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, renowned for its early legal code and cultural influence within Magna Graecia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city-state
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| administered |
ancient Olympic Games
ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy |
German Archaeological Institute
ⓘ
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Archaeological Service
|
| associatedDeity | Zeus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Elean Olympic truce ⓘ |
| connectedByRoadTo | Olympia ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| flourishedDuring |
Classical period of Ancient Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| governanceForm | oligarchy ⓘ |
| governedBy | Elean state ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalControlOver | Olympia ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
agora
ⓘ
gymnasium ⓘ public buildings ⓘ stadium ⓘ temples ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive archaeological remains
ⓘ
gymnasia and training facilities for athletes ⓘ organization of Olympic Games ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Kingdom
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis region
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
surface form:
western Peloponnese
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pineios River ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeRegion | West Greece periphery ⓘ |
| modernNearbySettlement |
Amaliada
ⓘ
Nea Elis ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| politicalCenterOf | Elis region ⓘ |
| regionNowPartOf | regional unit of Elis ⓘ |
| regionType | polis ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Elean state ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Greece
Roman Greece ⓘ |
| UNESCOContext | associated with the World Heritage Site of Olympia ⓘ |
| usedDialect |
Northwest Greek
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Doric Greek
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ancient Elis Description of subject: Ancient Elis is an important archaeological site in western Greece that was once the political center of the region that administered the ancient Olympic Games at Olympia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
this entity surface form:
ancient Elis
this entity surface form:
city of Elis
subject surface form:
Elis
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Elis