Battle of Cnidus
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The Battle of Cnidus was a decisive 394 BC naval engagement in which a Persian-backed fleet led by the Athenian Conon destroyed Spartan sea power, helping to end Sparta’s dominance in the Greek world.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Cnidus canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Cnidus Context triple: [Corinthian War, notableBattle, Battle of Cnidus]
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Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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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.
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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.
- 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 Cnidus Target entity description: The Battle of Cnidus was a decisive 394 BC naval engagement in which a Persian-backed fleet led by the Athenian Conon destroyed Spartan sea power, helping to end Sparta’s dominance in the Greek world.
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A.
Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
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.
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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 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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Sparta lost control of the Aegean Sea
Spartan fleet largely destroyed ⓘ enabled rebuilding of Athenian Long Walls ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia
Sparta ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemonian Empire
|
| belligerentSide |
Persian–Athenian coalition
ⓘ
Spartan naval forces ⓘ |
| cause |
Persian desire to expel Spartans from Ionia
ⓘ
Spartan intervention in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| combatant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Athenian contingent ⓘ Spartan navy ⓘ
surface form:
Lacedaemonian fleet
Persian fleet ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Athenian admiral Conon
ⓘ
Peisander of Sparta ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan navarch Peisander
|
| commander |
Conon
ⓘ
Peisander of Sparta ⓘ Pharnabazus II ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| date | 394 BC ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| fleetType | trireme fleet ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 5th–early 4th century BC Greek history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
near Cnidus ⓘ |
| navalTactics | trireme ramming and maneuver warfare ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Spartan hegemony ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corinthian War
ⓘ
Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Greek–Persian conflicts
|
| place | off Cnidus ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Aegospotami
ⓘ
Battle of Coronea (394 BC) ⓘ King's Peace ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Peace
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| result |
collapse of Spartan maritime supremacy in the Aegean
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decisive Persian–Athenian victory ⓘ destruction of Spartan naval power ⓘ end of Spartan thalassocracy ⓘ |
| significance |
helped end Sparta’s dominance in the Greek world
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restored Athenian influence at sea ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
break Spartan naval dominance
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restore Persian control over coastal Asia Minor ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Pharnabazus II ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid satrap Pharnabazus II
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| year | 394 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cnidus Description of subject: The Battle of Cnidus was a decisive 394 BC naval engagement in which a Persian-backed fleet led by the Athenian Conon destroyed Spartan sea power, helping to end Sparta’s dominance in the Greek world.
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