Battle of Nemea
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The Battle of Nemea was a major land engagement in 394 BC during the Corinthian War, in which a Spartan-led army decisively defeated a coalition of Greek city-states including Athens, Corinth, Argos, and Thebes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Nemea canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2966034 — 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 Nemea Context triple: [Corinthian War, notableBattle, Battle of Nemea]
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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 Haliartus
The Battle of Haliartus was a key land engagement in 395 BC during the Corinthian War, in which Theban and allied forces defeated a Spartan army near the Boeotian city of Haliartus, contributing to the broader challenge to Spartan hegemony in Greece.
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Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
- 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: Battle of Nemea Target entity description: The Battle of Nemea was a major land engagement in 394 BC during the Corinthian War, in which a Spartan-led army decisively defeated a coalition of Greek city-states including Athens, Corinth, Argos, and Thebes.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Battle of Haliartus
The Battle of Haliartus was a key land engagement in 395 BC during the Corinthian War, in which Theban and allied forces defeated a Spartan army near the Boeotian city of Haliartus, contributing to the broader challenge to Spartan hegemony in Greece.
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D.
Battle of Ecnomus
The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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E.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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land battle ⓘ |
| associatedPolities |
Argive polis
ⓘ
polis of Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian polis
Corinth ⓘ
surface form:
Corinthian polis
Sparta ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemon
Theban polis ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Argos
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Boeotian League ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Lacedaemonian allies ⓘ Sparta ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWar | fought in the middle phase of the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Lacedaemonian allies
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Argos
ⓘ
Athens ⓘ Boeotian League ⓘ Corinth ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| date | 394 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Cnidus
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Battle of Coronea (394 BC) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| location |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
Nemea ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | hoplite infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Spartan tactical discipline in hoplite warfare
ⓘ
largest land battle of the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Spartan victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | early campaigns of the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Spartan alliance vs coalition of Athens, Corinth, Argos, and Thebes ⓘ |
| result | Spartan victory ⓘ |
| side1Strength | Spartan-led army ⓘ |
| side2Strength | coalition army of several Greek city-states ⓘ |
| significance | temporarily restored Spartan dominance on land during the Corinthian War ⓘ |
| theater | Greek mainland ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | hoplite phalanx warfare ⓘ |
| year | 394 BC ⓘ |
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