Antigonus III Doson
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Antigonus III Doson was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon from the Antigonid dynasty, known for restoring Macedonian power in Greece through military and diplomatic successes before his early death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antigonus III Doson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4155251 — 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: Antigonus III Doson Context triple: [Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids, notableRuler, Antigonus III Doson]
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A.
Amyntas III
Amyntas III was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedon and grandfather of Alexander the Great, known for stabilizing the kingdom and laying groundwork for its later expansion.
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B.
Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon who consolidated Antigonid rule and restored Macedonian power after the turmoil following Alexander the Great’s death.
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C.
Antigonus II
Antigonus II was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance against Roman influence before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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D.
Lysimachus
Lysimachus is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," depicted as an Athenian concerned with the moral and martial education of his sons.
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E.
Lysimachus
Lysimachus was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great’s Diadochi who became king of Thrace, Asia Minor, and Macedon during the early Hellenistic period.
- 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: Antigonus III Doson Target entity description: Antigonus III Doson was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon from the Antigonid dynasty, known for restoring Macedonian power in Greece through military and diplomatic successes before his early death.
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A.
Amyntas III
Amyntas III was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedon and grandfather of Alexander the Great, known for stabilizing the kingdom and laying groundwork for its later expansion.
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B.
Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon who consolidated Antigonid rule and restored Macedonian power after the turmoil following Alexander the Great’s death.
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C.
Antigonus II
Antigonus II was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance against Roman influence before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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D.
Lysimachus
Lysimachus is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," depicted as an Athenian concerned with the moral and martial education of his sons.
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E.
Lysimachus
Lysimachus was a Macedonian general and one of Alexander the Great’s Diadochi who became king of Thrace, Asia Minor, and Macedon during the early Hellenistic period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek monarch
ⓘ
king of Macedon ⓘ member of the Antigonid dynasty ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Acarnanians
ⓘ
Achaean League ⓘ Boeotian League ⓘ Epirots ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| child | Demetrius (son of Antigonus III) ONDG ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Macedon ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Macedon ⓘ |
| dynasty | Antigonid dynasty ⓘ |
| epithet | Doson ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| father | Demetrius the Fair ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| givenName |
Antigonus the One-Eyed
ⓘ
surface form:
Antigonus
|
| governedTerritory |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
|
| grandfather |
Demetrius I of Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Demetrius I Poliorcetes
|
| historicalReputation | capable and moderate ruler ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating Sparta at the Battle of Sellasia
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diplomatic skill ⓘ military leadership ⓘ restoring Macedonian hegemony in Greece ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Sellasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Cleomenes III of Sparta ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Cleomenean War ⓘ |
| policy |
restoration of Macedonian influence in the Peloponnese
ⓘ
support of Greek leagues against Sparta ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Macedon ⓘ |
| predecessor | Demetrius II Aetolicus ⓘ |
| regentFor | Philip V of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 221 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 229 BC ⓘ |
| relative |
Antigonus II Gonatas
ⓘ
Philip V of Macedon ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Antigonid dynasty ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chryseis
ⓘ
Phthia of Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Phthia of Epirus
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| successor | Philip V of Macedon ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | reasserted Macedonian control over southern Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Antigonus III Doson Description of subject: Antigonus III Doson was a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon from the Antigonid dynasty, known for restoring Macedonian power in Greece through military and diplomatic successes before his early death.
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