Pharnaces II of Pontus
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Pharnaces II of Pontus was a 1st-century BC king best known as the son of Mithridates VI and for his failed attempt to challenge Roman power, culminating in his swift defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pharnaces II of Pontus canonical | 4 |
| Pharnaces II of Phrygia | 2 |
| Pharnaces | 1 |
| Pharnaces II of Pontus (as earlier Pontic king, non-direct) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3083442 — 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: Pharnaces II of Pontus Context triple: [Pontus, hasRuler, Pharnaces II of Pontus]
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Pharnaces I of Pontus
Pharnaces I of Pontus was a 2nd-century BC king who expanded the Pontic Kingdom’s power around the Black Sea and founded the important port city of Pharnacia.
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B.
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Nicomedes I of Bithynia was a 3rd-century BC king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, noted for his ambitious state-building, dynastic struggles, and close dealings with emerging Roman power.
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C.
Pharnabazus II
Pharnabazus II was a 4th-century BC Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia who played a key role in Achaemenid military and diplomatic efforts against Sparta, notably by supporting Athens and its allies.
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D.
Prusias I of Bithynia
Prusias I of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, known for his involvement in regional power struggles and for giving refuge to the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
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E.
Nicomedes IV
Nicomedes IV was the final monarch of the ancient kingdom of Bithynia, known for bequeathing his realm to the Roman Republic, which led to its annexation as a Roman province.
- 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: Pharnaces II of Pontus Target entity description: Pharnaces II of Pontus was a 1st-century BC king best known as the son of Mithridates VI and for his failed attempt to challenge Roman power, culminating in his swift defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela.
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A.
Pharnaces I of Pontus
Pharnaces I of Pontus was a 2nd-century BC king who expanded the Pontic Kingdom’s power around the Black Sea and founded the important port city of Pharnacia.
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B.
Nicomedes I of Bithynia
Nicomedes I of Bithynia was a 3rd-century BC king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, noted for his ambitious state-building, dynastic struggles, and close dealings with emerging Roman power.
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C.
Pharnabazus II
Pharnabazus II was a 4th-century BC Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia who played a key role in Achaemenid military and diplomatic efforts against Sparta, notably by supporting Athens and its allies.
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D.
Prusias I of Bithynia
Prusias I of Bithynia was a Hellenistic king of Bithynia in northwestern Anatolia, known for his involvement in regional power struggles and for giving refuge to the Carthaginian general Hannibal.
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E.
Nicomedes IV
Nicomedes IV was the final monarch of the ancient kingdom of Bithynia, known for bequeathing his realm to the Roman Republic, which led to its annexation as a Roman province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
king ⓘ monarch of Pontus ⓘ |
| aftermathOfDefeat | loss of his kingdom ⓘ |
| alliance | local Anatolian and Pontic nobles opposed to Rome ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed during a revolt by Asander of the Bosporus ⓘ |
| conflict |
Caesar’s civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar’s Civil War (eastern campaign)
Mithridatic Wars with Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridatic–Roman conflicts
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 97 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 47 BC ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Cappadocians
ⓘ
surface form:
Anatolian Greeks
Persian ⓘ |
| event |
rebellion against Roman authority in 48–47 BC
ⓘ
usurpation of the Bosporan Kingdom from his father Mithridates VI ⓘ |
| father |
Mithridates VI Eupator
ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridates VI of Pontus
|
| givenName |
Pharnaces II of Pontus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pharnaces
|
| knownFor |
being defeated by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela
ⓘ
challenging Roman power in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Laodice (wife of Mithridates VI) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Zela ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Mithridatic dynasty ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | defeat that prompted Julius Caesar’s phrase "veni, vidi, vici" after Zela ⓘ |
| occupation | ruler ⓘ |
| opponent |
Deiotarus of Galatia
ⓘ
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Darius of Pontus
ⓘ
Dynamis of the Bosporus ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Sinop
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinope
|
| positionHeld |
King of Pontus
ⓘ
King of the Bosporan Kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Mithridates VI Eupator
ⓘ
surface form:
Mithridates VI of Pontus
|
| regionRuled |
Bosporan Kingdom
ⓘ
Pontus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 47 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 63 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cleopatra of Pontus
ⓘ
Laodice of Cappadocia ⓘ Mithridates of Pergamon ⓘ |
| successor | Asander of the Bosporus ⓘ |
| treatyOrAgreement | initial submission to Pompey after Mithridates VI’s defeat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pharnaces II of Pontus Description of subject: Pharnaces II of Pontus was a 1st-century BC king best known as the son of Mithridates VI and for his failed attempt to challenge Roman power, culminating in his swift defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Zela.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pharnaces II of Phrygia
this entity surface form:
Pharnaces II of Phrygia
this entity surface form:
Pharnaces
this entity surface form:
Pharnaces II of Pontus (as earlier Pontic king, non-direct)