Jason of Pherae
E392037
Jason of Pherae was a powerful 4th-century BC Thessalian leader and military commander who unified much of Thessaly and briefly emerged as a major rival to other Greek powers before his assassination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jason of Pherae canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3687385 — 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: Jason of Pherae Context triple: [Pherae, ruler, Jason of Pherae]
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Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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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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Nicesipolis of Pherae
Nicesipolis of Pherae was a Thessalian noblewoman and wife of Philip II of Macedon, known as the mother of their daughter Thessalonike.
- 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: Jason of Pherae Target entity description: Jason of Pherae was a powerful 4th-century BC Thessalian leader and military commander who unified much of Thessaly and briefly emerged as a major rival to other Greek powers before his assassination.
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A.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Demetrius of Phalerum
Demetrius of Phalerum was an Athenian orator, statesman, and philosopher of the Peripatetic school who governed Athens under Macedonian rule and later became an influential scholar at the Ptolemaic court in Alexandria.
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C.
Alexander of Epirus
Alexander of Epirus was a 4th-century BC Molossian king and uncle of Alexander the Great, known for his campaigns in southern Italy against various Italic peoples.
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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.
Nicesipolis of Pherae
Nicesipolis of Pherae was a Thessalian noblewoman and wife of Philip II of Macedon, known as the mother of their daughter Thessalonike.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thessalian leader
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ancient Greek ruler ⓘ military commander ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| commanded | Thessalian League forces ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Agesilaus II
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Epaminondas ⓘ Pelopidas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Thessaly ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 370 BC ⓘ |
| diedDuring | peak of his power ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Thessalians ⓘ |
| family | dynasty of Pheraean tyrants ⓘ |
| governmentForm | autocracy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| impact | destabilization of Thessalian politics after his death ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating a powerful Thessalian hegemony
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rivaling major Greek powers such as Sparta and Thebes ⓘ unifying Thessalian cities under his leadership ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryRank | supreme commander of Thessalian forces ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy |
emphasis on cavalry superiority
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use of disciplined standing army ⓘ |
| militaryStrength |
large professional army
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strong cavalry forces ⓘ |
| notableWork | unification of much of Thessaly ⓘ |
| notedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
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Xenophon ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Greek interstate politics of the 4th century BC ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pherae ⓘ |
| politicalAmbition |
expansion of Thessalian power
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pan-Hellenic leadership ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ruler of Pherae
ⓘ
tagus of Thessaly ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier rulers of Pherae ⓘ |
| region | Thessaly ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Pherae ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
central Greece
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Northern Greece ⓘ
surface form:
northern Greece
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| successor | Polyphron of Pherae ⓘ |
| threatened |
Spartan hegemony
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Theban interests ⓘ |
| used | mercenary troops ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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