Seleucus V Philometor
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Seleucus V Philometor was a short-lived Seleucid king of Syria in the 2nd century BCE, known primarily as the son and successor of Demetrius II Nicator and Cleopatra Thea who was soon deposed and executed by his mother.
All labels observed (1)
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| Seleucus V Philometor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16874448 — 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: Seleucus V Philometor Context triple: [Antiochus VII Sidetes, stepfatherOf, Seleucus V Philometor]
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A.
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes was a short-lived Seleucid prince who briefly became king of Egypt through his politically motivated marriage to Queen Berenice IV.
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B.
Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire who ruled from 187 to 175 BC, known for his relatively quiet reign focused on paying heavy war indemnities to Rome after his father Antiochus III’s defeat.
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C.
Antiochus V Eupator
Antiochus V Eupator was a young Seleucid king who briefly ruled Syria in the mid-2nd century BCE during the Maccabean Revolt before being overthrown and executed by his cousin Demetrius I Soter.
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D.
Seleucus II Callinicus
Seleucus II Callinicus was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic conflicts and territorial losses that weakened the empire founded by Seleucus I.
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E.
Seleucus III Ceraunus
Seleucus III Ceraunus was a short-reigning Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire in the late 3rd century BCE, known for his troubled rule and early death during campaigns in Asia Minor.
- 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: Seleucus V Philometor Target entity description: Seleucus V Philometor was a short-lived Seleucid king of Syria in the 2nd century BCE, known primarily as the son and successor of Demetrius II Nicator and Cleopatra Thea who was soon deposed and executed by his mother.
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A.
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes was a short-lived Seleucid prince who briefly became king of Egypt through his politically motivated marriage to Queen Berenice IV.
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B.
Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire who ruled from 187 to 175 BC, known for his relatively quiet reign focused on paying heavy war indemnities to Rome after his father Antiochus III’s defeat.
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C.
Antiochus V Eupator
Antiochus V Eupator was a young Seleucid king who briefly ruled Syria in the mid-2nd century BCE during the Maccabean Revolt before being overthrown and executed by his cousin Demetrius I Soter.
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D.
Seleucus II Callinicus
Seleucus II Callinicus was a 3rd-century BC Seleucid king whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic conflicts and territorial losses that weakened the empire founded by Seleucus I.
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E.
Seleucus III Ceraunus
Seleucus III Ceraunus was a short-reigning Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire in the late 3rd century BCE, known for his troubled rule and early death during campaigns in Asia Minor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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