Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
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The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Coronea (394 BC) canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2966033 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Coronea (394 BC) Context triple: [Corinthian War, notableBattle, Battle of Coronea (394 BC)]
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Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE)
The Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) was a decisive victory by Philip II of Macedon over the Phocians that marked a turning point in Macedonian dominance in central Greece during the Third Sacred War.
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Battle of Orchomenus
The Battle of Orchomenus was a decisive engagement in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War in which the Roman general Sulla crushed the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus in Greece, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
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Battle of Leuctra
The Battle of Leuctra (371 BC) was a decisive clash in which Thebes, led by Epaminondas, shattered Spartan military supremacy and reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Coronea (394 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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A.
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE)
The Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) was a decisive victory by Philip II of Macedon over the Phocians that marked a turning point in Macedonian dominance in central Greece during the Third Sacred War.
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B.
Battle of Orchomenus
The Battle of Orchomenus was a decisive engagement in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War in which the Roman general Sulla crushed the forces of Mithridates VI of Pontus in Greece, securing Roman dominance in the region.
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C.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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D.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
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E.
Battle of Leuctra
The Battle of Leuctra (371 BC) was a decisive clash in which Thebes, led by Epaminondas, shattered Spartan military supremacy and reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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land battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Agesilaus II's army
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Argos ⓘ Athens ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Sparta ⓘ Thebes ⓘ coalition of Greek city-states ⓘ other anti-Spartan allies ⓘ |
| cause | opposition to Spartan hegemony in Greece ⓘ |
| combatantCommander | Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| commanderOf | Spartan forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| date | 394 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| followedBy | later operations of the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Argive troops
ⓘ
Athenian troops ⓘ Corinthian troops ⓘ Spartans ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan hoplites
Theban hoplites ⓘ allied contingents from Asia Minor ⓘ mercenary troops ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Coronea ⓘ |
| location |
Boeotia
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central Greece ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | hoplite phalanx warfare ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
one of the major land engagements of the Corinthian War
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pitted Agesilaus II against a broad Greek coalition ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Spartan hegemony ⓘ |
| outcome |
Agesilaus II held the field
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Spartan army able to withdraw ⓘ |
| partOf | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Nemea ⓘ |
| primarySource | Xenophon ⓘ |
| primarySourceWork | Hellenica ⓘ |
| result | Spartan tactical victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
Spartan hegemony remained contested
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did not end the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| yearInRomanNumerals | CCCXCIV BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Coronea (394 BC) Description of subject: The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
Referenced by (5)
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