Pausanias the Regent
E354031
Pausanias the Regent was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty who served as regent and military leader during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pausanias the Regent canonical | 4 |
| Pausanias (as regent for him and other kings) | 1 |
| Pausanias (regent) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3370770 — 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: Pausanias the Regent Context triple: [Pleistoanax, father, Pausanias the Regent]
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Demetrios
Demetrios is a Greek given name historically borne by several notable Byzantine figures, including members of the Palaiologos dynasty.
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C.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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D.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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E.
Leotychidas II
Leotychidas II was a Spartan king of the Eurypontid dynasty best known for leading the Greek fleet to victory against the Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- 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: Pausanias the Regent Target entity description: Pausanias the Regent was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty who served as regent and military leader during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
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A.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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B.
Demetrios
Demetrios is a Greek given name historically borne by several notable Byzantine figures, including members of the Palaiologos dynasty.
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C.
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus was a prominent Macedonian general of Alexander the Great who became a powerful Diadochi ruler and founder of the Antigonid dynasty during the early Hellenistic era.
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D.
George of Pisidia
George of Pisidia was a 7th-century Byzantine poet and deacon of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, renowned for his verse chronicles of Emperor Heraclius’s military campaigns.
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E.
Leotychidas II
Leotychidas II was a Spartan king of the Eurypontid dynasty best known for leading the Greek fleet to victory against the Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Agiad king of Sparta
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Spartan regent ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| accusation |
medism (collaboration with Persia)
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treason against Sparta ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Athens
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Hellenic League ⓘ other Greek city-states against Persia ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sparta ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | starvation ⓘ |
| conflict |
Greco-Persian Wars
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Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spartans ⓘ |
| fate |
died in the Temple of Athena of the Bronze House in Sparta
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recalled to Sparta for trial ⓘ |
| father | Cleombrotus I ⓘ |
| grandfather | Anaxandridas II ⓘ |
| house | Agiad dynasty ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | key role in ending the Persian land invasion of Greece ⓘ |
| memberOf | Agiad dynasty ⓘ |
| militaryRank | strategos (general) ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | decisive victory over Persia at Plataea ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Plataea
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Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ early phase of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ siege of Byzantium ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Greek forces at the Battle of Plataea ⓘ |
| opponent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Artaphernes ⓘ
surface form:
Mardonius
Persian forces at Plataea ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sparta ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Spartan king
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military leader of the Hellenic League ⓘ regent of Sparta ⓘ |
| regentFor | Pleistarchus ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| source |
Herodotus
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Thucydides ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pausanias the Regent Description of subject: Pausanias the Regent was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty who served as regent and military leader during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pleistoanax
subject surface form:
Pleistoanax
this entity surface form:
Pausanias (regent)
this entity surface form:
Pausanias (as regent for him and other kings)