Thespian hoplites
E371719
Thespian hoplites were heavily armed citizen-soldiers from the Boeotian city of Thespiae who famously fought alongside the Spartans in the last stand at Thermopylae against the Persian invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thespian hoplites canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3590122 — 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: Thespian hoplites Context triple: [Battle of Thermopylae, GreekForcesIncluded, Thespian hoplites]
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A.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
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B.
Olynthiacs
Olynthiacs are a series of political speeches by the Athenian orator Demosthenes urging action against the rising power of Philip II of Macedon.
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C.
Spartan polis
The Spartan polis was the militaristic city-state of ancient Greece centered on Sparta, renowned for its disciplined warrior society and dominant land army.
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D.
Spartans
The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of Tampa in collegiate sports.
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E.
Spartans
Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, most prominently known for their NCAA Division I football program and distinctive green and white identity.
- 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: Thespian hoplites Target entity description: Thespian hoplites were heavily armed citizen-soldiers from the Boeotian city of Thespiae who famously fought alongside the Spartans in the last stand at Thermopylae against the Persian invasion.
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A.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
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B.
Olynthiacs
Olynthiacs are a series of political speeches by the Athenian orator Demosthenes urging action against the rising power of Philip II of Macedon.
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C.
Spartan polis
The Spartan polis was the militaristic city-state of ancient Greece centered on Sparta, renowned for its disciplined warrior society and dominant land army.
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D.
Spartans
Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, most prominently known for their NCAA Division I football program and distinctive green and white identity.
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E.
Spartans
The Spartans are the athletic teams representing the University of Tampa in collegiate sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek hoplites
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citizen-soldiers ⓘ infantry unit ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Spartan hoplites ⓘ |
| casualties | nearly total loss at Thermopylae ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Thespian city-state army ⓘ |
| country | Thespiae ⓘ |
| culture | Boeotian Greek ⓘ |
| equipment |
bronze helmet
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cuirass ⓘ dory spear ⓘ greaves ⓘ hoplon shield ⓘ xiphos sword ⓘ |
| era |
Greco-Persian Wars
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surface form:
Achaemenid–Greek conflicts
|
| ethnicGroup | Greeks ⓘ |
| foughtAlongside |
Leonidas I
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surface form:
King Leonidas I of Sparta
Spartan army at Thermopylae ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin |
Boeotia
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Boeotia
|
| historicalSource | Herodotus ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Thespiae ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| militaryAllegiance | Thespiae ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | land forces ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | phalanx ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | defense of the Thermopylae pass ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Battle of Thermopylae
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surface form:
last stand at Thermopylae
refusing to retreat at Thermopylae ⓘ |
| opposedInBattle | Xerxes I’s forces at Thermopylae ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Persian army ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | polis of Thespiae ⓘ |
| region | central Greece ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| role | heavy infantry ⓘ |
| socialClass | citizens of Thespiae ⓘ |
| tacticalDoctrine | close-order spear combat ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
5th century BCE
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Classical Greece ⓘ |
| typeOf | Greek heavy infantry ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Battle of Thermopylae
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Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
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Subject: Thespian hoplites Description of subject: Thespian hoplites were heavily armed citizen-soldiers from the Boeotian city of Thespiae who famously fought alongside the Spartans in the last stand at Thermopylae against the Persian invasion.
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