House of Aretas
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The House of Aretas was the Nabataean royal dynasty that ruled from Petra and included several kings named Aretas who played significant roles in the politics of the Near East during the Hellenistic and early Roman periods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Aretas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3353896 — 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: House of Aretas Context triple: [Phasaelis, family, House of Aretas]
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A.
Singer House
Singer House is a historic Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive glass dome and for housing the city’s main Dom Knigi bookstore.
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B.
Pat House
Pat House is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of Siebel Systems, a pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) software company.
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C.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
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D.
Anderson House
Anderson House is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters and museum of the Society of the Cincinnati.
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E.
Cannonball House
Cannonball House is a historic 19th-century home and museum in Macon, Georgia, noted for damage it sustained during the American Civil War.
- 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: House of Aretas Target entity description: The House of Aretas was the Nabataean royal dynasty that ruled from Petra and included several kings named Aretas who played significant roles in the politics of the Near East during the Hellenistic and early Roman periods.
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A.
Singer House
Singer House is a historic Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive glass dome and for housing the city’s main Dom Knigi bookstore.
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B.
Pat House
Pat House is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of Siebel Systems, a pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) software company.
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C.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
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D.
Anderson House
Anderson House is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters and museum of the Society of the Cincinnati.
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E.
Cannonball House
Cannonball House is a historic 19th-century home and museum in Macon, Georgia, noted for damage it sustained during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nabataean dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Petra ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Nabataean kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabataean Kingdom
|
| currency | Nabataean coinage ⓘ |
| dynasticTitle | King of the Nabataeans ⓘ |
| endTime | 106 CE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Nabataean
ⓘ
surface form:
Nabataeans
|
| followedBy |
Roman province of Arabia Petraea
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman provincial administration of Arabia Petraea
|
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Aretas I
ⓘ
Aretas II ⓘ Aretas III ⓘ Aretas IV ⓘ Aretas V ⓘ Huldu ⓘ Malichus I ⓘ Malichus II ⓘ Rabbel II Soter ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
early Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arabian desert trade networks
ⓘ
extensive water management systems ⓘ rock-cut monumental architecture at Petra ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Nabataean Aramaic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aretas I ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicts with the Hasmonean Kingdom
ⓘ
control of caravan trade routes ⓘ diplomatic relations with the Roman Empire ⓘ diplomatic relations with the Roman Republic ⓘ interactions with Judea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic-era Near Eastern monarchies
ⓘ
client kingdoms of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Petra ⓘ |
| region |
Middle East
ⓘ
surface form:
Near East
|
| religion | Arab polytheism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Roman annexation of Nabataea
ⓘ
creation of Roman province Arabia Petraea ⓘ |
| startTime | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Petra
ⓘ
parts of modern Jordan ⓘ parts of modern northwestern Saudi Arabia ⓘ parts of modern southern Israel ⓘ parts of modern southern Syria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Aretas Description of subject: The House of Aretas was the Nabataean royal dynasty that ruled from Petra and included several kings named Aretas who played significant roles in the politics of the Near East during the Hellenistic and early Roman periods.
Referenced by (1)
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