Anaxilas of Rhegium
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Anaxilas of Rhegium was an early 5th-century BCE Greek tyrant who ruled the city of Rhegium in southern Italy and expanded his power across the Strait of Messina.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anaxilas of Rhegion | 2 |
| Anaxilas of Rhegium canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2414901 — 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: Anaxilas of Rhegium Context triple: [Rhegium, hadTyrant, Anaxilas of Rhegium]
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A.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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B.
Pammenes of Thebes
Pammenes of Thebes was a prominent 4th-century BC Theban general and statesman known for his military leadership during the height of Theban power in Greece.
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C.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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D.
Rhinthon of Tarentum
Rhinthon of Tarentum was an ancient Greek dramatist, best known as a pioneer of the burlesque tragicomedy genre known as "Rhinthonica."
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E.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
- 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: Anaxilas of Rhegium Target entity description: Anaxilas of Rhegium was an early 5th-century BCE Greek tyrant who ruled the city of Rhegium in southern Italy and expanded his power across the Strait of Messina.
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A.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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B.
Pammenes of Thebes
Pammenes of Thebes was a prominent 4th-century BC Theban general and statesman known for his military leadership during the height of Theban power in Greece.
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C.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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D.
Rhinthon of Tarentum
Rhinthon of Tarentum was an ancient Greek dramatist, best known as a pioneer of the burlesque tragicomedy genre known as "Rhinthonica."
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E.
Cirón
Cirón is a river in southwestern France known for flowing through the Sauternes wine region, where its cool misty microclimate helps produce the area’s famous sweet wines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek tyrant
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historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Messana
ⓘ
Rhegium ⓘ Strait of Messina ⓘ Zancle ⓘ |
| citizenship | Rhegium ⓘ |
| country | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| diedIn | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| governmentForm | tyranny ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conquest of Zancle
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expansion of power across the Strait of Messina ⓘ naval power in the Strait of Messina ⓘ renaming Zancle as Messana ⓘ rule over Rhegium ⓘ settling Messenians in Zancle ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Sicily
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Strait of Messina ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
southern Italy
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| placeOfRule |
Messana
ⓘ
Rhegium ⓘ Zancle ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ruler of Zancle
ⓘ
tyrant of Rhegium ⓘ |
| region |
Calabria
ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Graecia city-states
|
| timePeriod | early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anaxilas of Rhegium Description of subject: Anaxilas of Rhegium was an early 5th-century BCE Greek tyrant who ruled the city of Rhegium in southern Italy and expanded his power across the Strait of Messina.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.