Ptolemy Keraunos
E365314
Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ptolemy Keraunos canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507913 — 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: Ptolemy Keraunos Context triple: [Diadochi, hasPart, Ptolemy Keraunos]
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A.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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B.
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.
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C.
Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy III Euergetes was a powerful 3rd-century BCE Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the political and military peak of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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D.
Ptolemy IV Philopator
Ptolemy IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the beginning of the Ptolemaic Kingdom’s political and military decline despite a major victory at the Battle of Raphia.
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E.
Ptolemy VI Philometor
Ptolemy VI Philometor was a Hellenistic king of Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty whose reign was marked by dynastic conflicts, Roman intervention, and wars with the Seleucid Empire.
- 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: Ptolemy Keraunos Target entity description: Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.
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A.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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B.
Ptolemy Philadelphus
Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.
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C.
Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy III Euergetes was a powerful 3rd-century BCE Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the political and military peak of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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D.
Ptolemy IV Philopator
Ptolemy IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the beginning of the Ptolemaic Kingdom’s political and military decline despite a major victory at the Battle of Raphia.
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E.
Ptolemy VI Philometor
Ptolemy VI Philometor was a Hellenistic king of Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty whose reign was marked by dynastic conflicts, Roman intervention, and wars with the Seleucid Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
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ancient Greek person ⓘ assassin ⓘ king of Macedon ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | decapitation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Macedon
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 319 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 279 BC ⓘ |
| dynasty | Antipatrid-Ptolemaic lineage ⓘ |
| epithet | Keraunos ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | Thunderbolt ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy I Soter ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | cruel and opportunistic ruler ⓘ |
| killedBy | Celtic invaders ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Antigonid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Antigonid-era Macedonian monarchy
|
| mother |
Eurydice (wife of Antipater)
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurydice of Antipatrid dynasty
|
| nobleFamily |
House of Ptolemy
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surface form:
Ptolemaic dynasty
|
| notableEvent |
assassination of Seleucus I at Lysimachia
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defeat and death during Celtic invasion of Greece ⓘ |
| notableFor |
assassination of Seleucus I Nicator
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instability in Macedon after Lysimachus ⓘ role in the Wars of the Diadochi aftermath ⓘ violent seizure of the Macedonian throne ⓘ |
| occupation | king ⓘ |
| participatedIn | power struggles among the Diadochi ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Egypt
ⓘ
Mouseion ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic court at Alexandria
|
| placeOfDeath | Macedon ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | successor states of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Macedon
ⓘ
King of Thrace ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lysimachus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 279 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 281 BC ⓘ |
| relative |
Antipater
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surface form:
Antipater (maternal grandfather)
Lysimachus ⓘ
surface form:
Lysimachus (father-in-law or political ally at times)
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| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Meleager
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surface form:
Meleager (king of Macedon)
Ptolemy II Philadelphus ⓘ |
| successor |
Antipater Etesias
ⓘ
Meleager ⓘ
surface form:
Meleager (king of Macedon)
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| territoryRuled |
Macedon
ⓘ
parts of Thrace ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 3rd century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ptolemy Keraunos Description of subject: Ptolemy Keraunos was a Hellenistic king who briefly ruled Macedon in the early 3rd century BC, notorious for his violent seizure of power and the assassination of Seleucus I.
Referenced by (5)
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