Conon of Athens
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4th-century BC Greek person
5th-century BC Greek person
Athenian statesman
ancient Greek admiral
military commander
naval commander
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conon of Athens canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2966046 — 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: Conon of Athens Context triple: [Corinthian War, involvedCommander, Conon of Athens]
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A.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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B.
Polemon of Athens
Polemon of Athens was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Platonic tradition who led the Academy in the early 3rd century BCE and emphasized practical ethics and living in accordance with nature.
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C.
Democedes of Croton
Democedes of Croton was an eminent 6th-century BCE Greek physician renowned for serving at the courts of Polycrates of Samos and the Persian king Darius I, where his medical skill gained widespread fame.
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D.
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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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: Conon of Athens Target entity description: Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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B.
Polemon of Athens
Polemon of Athens was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Platonic tradition who led the Academy in the early 3rd century BCE and emphasized practical ethics and living in accordance with nature.
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C.
Democedes of Croton
Democedes of Croton was an eminent 6th-century BCE Greek physician renowned for serving at the courts of Polycrates of Samos and the Persian king Darius I, where his medical skill gained widespread fame.
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D.
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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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century BC Greek person
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5th-century BC Greek person ⓘ Athenian statesman ⓘ ancient Greek admiral ⓘ military commander ⓘ naval commander ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Achaemenid Empire
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surface form:
Persian Empire
Pharnabazus II ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Athenian foreign policy
ⓘ
Greek naval warfare ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Athens
ⓘ
Classical Athens ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| deathPlace | likely Cyprus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| influenced | restoration of Athenian maritime power ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rebuilding Athenian naval power after the Peloponnesian War
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rebuilding the Long Walls of Athens ⓘ service in the Corinthian War ⓘ victory at the Battle of Cnidus ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Athenian navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
naval commander
ⓘ
strategos of Athens ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
command of the Persian fleet in the Aegean
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defeat at Aegospotami and subsequent exile ⓘ destruction of the Spartan fleet at Cnidus ⓘ reconstruction of Athens’ fortifications with Persian funds ⓘ return to Athens after victory at Cnidus ⓘ |
| occupation |
admiral
ⓘ
politician ⓘ strategos ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Sparta
ⓘ
Spartan navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Aegospotami
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Battle of Cnidus ⓘ Corinthian War ⓘ Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| timePeriod |
early 4th century BC
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late 5th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Conon of Athens Description of subject: Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.