siege of Eion
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The siege of Eion was an early 5th-century BC Athenian military campaign against a Persian-held stronghold in Thrace, marking one of the first major operations of the Delian League.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Persian garrison at Eion | 1 |
| siege of Eion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2984307 — 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: siege of Eion Context triple: [Cimon, participatedIn, siege of Eion]
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A.
siege of Debal
The siege of Debal was an early 8th-century Umayyad military campaign led by Muhammad bin Qasim that resulted in the conquest of the port city of Debal in Sindh, marking the beginning of Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.
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Siege of Arrah
The Siege of Arrah was a key 1857 episode of the Indian Rebellion in which a small British-led garrison famously withstood a prolonged siege by rebel forces in the town of Arrah in present-day Bihar, India.
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Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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Siege of Silistra
The Siege of Silistra was an 1854 military engagement during the Crimean War in which Russian forces unsuccessfully besieged the Ottoman-held fortress city of Silistra on the Danube.
- 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: siege of Eion Target entity description: The siege of Eion was an early 5th-century BC Athenian military campaign against a Persian-held stronghold in Thrace, marking one of the first major operations of the Delian League.
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A.
siege of Debal
The siege of Debal was an early 8th-century Umayyad military campaign led by Muhammad bin Qasim that resulted in the conquest of the port city of Debal in Sindh, marking the beginning of Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Siege of Arrah
The Siege of Arrah was a key 1857 episode of the Indian Rebellion in which a small British-led garrison famously withstood a prolonged siege by rebel forces in the town of Arrah in present-day Bihar, India.
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C.
Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Siege of Babylon Fortress was a pivotal early 7th-century engagement in which Rashidun forces captured the Byzantine stronghold near modern Cairo, opening the way for the Muslim conquest and Islamization of Egypt.
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D.
Siege of Taif
The Siege of Taif was a military campaign in 630 CE during which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces besieged the fortified city of Taif in the aftermath of the Battle of Hunayn, marking one of the final efforts to bring the region under early Islamic control.
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E.
Siege of Silistra
The Siege of Silistra was an 1854 military engagement during the Crimean War in which Russian forces unsuccessfully besieged the Ottoman-held fortress city of Silistra on the Danube.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian military campaign
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Delian League ⓘ |
| AthenianCommander | Cimon ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Delian League ⓘ Persian garrison at Eion ⓘ |
| category |
5th-century BC conflicts
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Battles involving Athens ⓘ Sieges involving the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| commander | Cimon ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege ⓘ |
| controlledByAfterConflict | Athens ⓘ |
| date | c. 476 BC ⓘ |
| era | early 5th century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Athenian campaigns in Thrace and the northern Aegean ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | post-Persian Wars power struggle in the Aegean ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | near modern Amphipolis region of Greece ⓘ |
| location |
Eion
ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ mouth of the Strymon River ⓘ |
| methodOfWarfare | siege warfare ⓘ |
| militaryAllianceInvolved | Delian League ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Persian commander reportedly burned the town’s treasures and himself to avoid capture ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of Eion by Athens
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consolidation of Athenian control in Thrace ⓘ expulsion of Persian forces from Eion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greco-Persian Wars
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early operations of the Delian League ⓘ |
| PersianCommander | Bogatēs ⓘ |
| precedes | Athenian colonization efforts in the Strymon region ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Plutarch
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Thucydides ⓘ |
| region |
Thrace
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Thrace
|
| relatedTo | Athenian expansion in the northern Aegean ⓘ |
| result | Athenian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early assertion of Athenian naval and military power after the Persian Wars
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one of the first major operations of the Delian League ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to Thracian hinterland
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control of trade routes and resources along the Strymon River ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
blockade by land and sea
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starvation of the Persian garrison ⓘ |
| theatre | northern Aegean Sea region ⓘ |
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Subject: siege of Eion Description of subject: The siege of Eion was an early 5th-century BC Athenian military campaign against a Persian-held stronghold in Thrace, marking one of the first major operations of the Delian League.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Persian garrison at Eion