Theopompus of Chios
E424562
Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
All labels observed (1)
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| Theopompus of Chios canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4240092 — 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: Theopompus of Chios Context triple: [Isocrates, student, Theopompus of Chios]
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Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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Timaeus of Locri
Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.
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C.
Aristeus of Corinth
Aristeus of Corinth was a 5th-century BC Corinthian general noted for leading Corinthian forces against Athens during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.
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Strato of Lampsacus
Strato of Lampsacus was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school, known for his naturalistic explanations of the world and for succeeding Theophrastus as head of Aristotle’s Lyceum.
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E.
Ctesias of Cnidus
Ctesias of Cnidus was a 5th-century BCE Greek physician and historian at the Persian court whose works, especially his Persica and Indica, provided influential but often fanciful accounts of the Achaemenid Empire and India.
- 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: Theopompus of Chios Target entity description: Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
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A.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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B.
Timaeus of Locri
Timaeus of Locri is a Pythagorean philosopher, known primarily as the central speaker in Plato’s dialogue "Timaeus," where he expounds a cosmological account of the universe’s creation and structure.
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C.
Aristeus of Corinth
Aristeus of Corinth was a 5th-century BC Corinthian general noted for leading Corinthian forces against Athens during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.
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D.
Strato of Lampsacus
Strato of Lampsacus was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school, known for his naturalistic explanations of the world and for succeeding Theophrastus as head of Aristotle’s Lyceum.
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E.
Ctesias of Cnidus
Ctesias of Cnidus was a 5th-century BCE Greek physician and historian at the Persian court whose works, especially his Persica and Indica, provided influential but often fanciful accounts of the Achaemenid Empire and India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historian
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author ⓘ orator ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ |
| citizenship | citizen of Chios ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Demosthenes
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Isocrates ⓘ Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| dateOfBirth | circa 378 BC ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 320 BC (approximate) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | likely in exile (exact place uncertain) ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
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rhetoric ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Herodotus
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Attic oratory ⓘ
surface form:
Isocratean rhetoric
Thucydides ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical and moralizing style
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extensive digressions in historical narrative ⓘ hostile portrayal of Philip II in parts of the Philippica ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| movement | Classical Greek historiography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hellenica
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Philippics (Demosthenes) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippica
|
| occupation |
historian
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rhetorician ⓘ teacher of rhetoric ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStance | critical of tyrants and demagogues ⓘ |
| referencedBy |
Athenaeus
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Plutarch ⓘ Polybius ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| reputation | noted in antiquity for slander and invective ⓘ |
| studentOf | Isocrates ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
history of Greece
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reign of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
end of Thucydides’ history to the Battle of Cnidus in Hellenica
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reign and policies of Philip II of Macedon in Philippica ⓘ |
| workExtent |
Hellenica originally comprised 12 books
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Philippica originally comprised 58 books ⓘ |
| worksStatus | survives mainly in fragments ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theopompus of Chios Description of subject: Theopompus of Chios was a 4th-century BC Greek historian and rhetorician best known for his extensive historical works, including the "Hellenica" and the "Philippica."
Referenced by (1)
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