Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
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The Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) was a major naval victory of Demetrius I of Macedon over Ptolemy I that helped shape the power balance among Alexander the Great’s successors during the Wars of the Diadochi.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Salamis (306 BC) | 3 |
| Battle of Salamis (Cyprus) | 1 |
| Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (as overlord of Demetrius) | 1 |
| Battle of Salamis, 306 BC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507945 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) Context triple: [Diadochi, notableEvent, Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)]
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Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
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Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677)
The Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) was a major naval engagement in which the Byzantine fleet decisively defeated the Arab forces during the First Arab–Byzantine War, helping to secure imperial control in the Sea of Marmara.
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Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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Battle of Cumae (474 BC)
The Battle of Cumae (474 BC) was a decisive naval engagement in which the Greek city-states of Cumae and Syracuse defeated the Etruscan fleet, halting Etruscan expansion in southern Italy.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) was a major naval victory of Demetrius I of Macedon over Ptolemy I that helped shape the power balance among Alexander the Great’s successors during the Wars of the Diadochi.
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A.
Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
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B.
Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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C.
Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677)
The Battle of Kyzikos (c. 677) was a major naval engagement in which the Byzantine fleet decisively defeated the Arab forces during the First Arab–Byzantine War, helping to secure imperial control in the Sea of Marmara.
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D.
Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
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E.
Battle of Cumae (474 BC)
The Battle of Cumae (474 BC) was a decisive naval engagement in which the Greek city-states of Cumae and Syracuse defeated the Etruscan fleet, halting Etruscan expansion in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic military conflict
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battle of the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC)
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surface form:
Battle of Salamis (Cyprus)
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Salamis, 306 BC
|
| associatedWith |
Antigonid bid for hegemony over the Greek world and Asia Minor
ⓘ
Demetrius I’s reputation as a skilled naval commander ⓘ |
| belligerent |
forces of Demetrius I of Macedon
ⓘ
forces of Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| category |
306 BC in military history
ⓘ
Battles of the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ Naval battles involving ancient Macedonia ⓘ Naval battles involving the Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| combatantType |
Ptolemaic navy
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surface form:
Hellenistic fleets
|
| commander |
Demetrius I of Macedon
ⓘ
Menelaus of Cyprus ⓘ Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| date | 306 BC ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Battle of Salamis
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surface form:
Battle of Salamis (480 BC) in Greece
|
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Antigonid–Ptolemaic confrontations in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to the rivalry between the Antigonid and Ptolemaic kingdoms
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helped shift the balance of power among Alexander the Great’s successors ⓘ strengthened the position of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Demetrius I in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| inContextOf | succession struggles after the death of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent diplomatic and military alignments among the Diadochi ⓘ |
| involved | warships of Macedonian successor states ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Cyprus ⓘ |
| location | off the city of Salamis, Cyprus ⓘ |
| outcome |
Antigonid control of Cyprus
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destruction or capture of much of the Ptolemaic fleet in the area ⓘ |
| partOf | struggle between the Antigonid and Ptolemaic dynasties ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier naval and land operations in Cyprus during the Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Eastern Mediterranean
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surface form:
eastern Mediterranean Sea
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| relatedTo |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian successor states
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| result |
decisive victory for Demetrius I of Macedon
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major defeat for Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) Description of subject: The Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) was a major naval victory of Demetrius I of Macedon over Ptolemy I that helped shape the power balance among Alexander the Great’s successors during the Wars of the Diadochi.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (as overlord of Demetrius)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Salamis (306 BC)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Salamis (306 BC)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Salamis (Cyprus)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Salamis, 306 BC
this entity surface form:
Battle of Salamis (306 BC)