Ariarathes V of Cappadocia
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Ariarathes V of Cappadocia was a 2nd-century BC Hellenistic king known for his pro-Roman policies, cultural patronage, and involvement in the complex power struggles of Asia Minor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ariarathes V of Cappadocia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4305620 — 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: Ariarathes V of Cappadocia Context triple: [Kingdom of Cappadocia, notableRuler, Ariarathes V of Cappadocia]
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Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia was a Hellenistic king who ruled Cappadocia in the 2nd century BCE, known for his alliances with the Seleucid Empire and Rome and for promoting Greek culture in his realm.
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B.
Ariarathes I of Cappadocia
Ariarathes I of Cappadocia was an early Hellenistic ruler who established the royal dynasty of Cappadocia in central Anatolia following the breakup of Alexander the Great’s empire.
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Archelaus of Cappadocia
Archelaus of Cappadocia was a Roman client king who ruled Cappadocia in the late 1st century BC and early 1st century AD, overseeing its transition into a Roman province.
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D.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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E.
Darius of Pontus
Darius of Pontus was a lesser-known monarch of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Pontus, ruling part of its territory during the turbulent period of regional fragmentation and dynastic struggles.
- 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: Ariarathes V of Cappadocia Target entity description: Ariarathes V of Cappadocia was a 2nd-century BC Hellenistic king known for his pro-Roman policies, cultural patronage, and involvement in the complex power struggles of Asia Minor.
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A.
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia was a Hellenistic king who ruled Cappadocia in the 2nd century BCE, known for his alliances with the Seleucid Empire and Rome and for promoting Greek culture in his realm.
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B.
Ariarathes I of Cappadocia
Ariarathes I of Cappadocia was an early Hellenistic ruler who established the royal dynasty of Cappadocia in central Anatolia following the breakup of Alexander the Great’s empire.
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C.
Archelaus of Cappadocia
Archelaus of Cappadocia was a Roman client king who ruled Cappadocia in the late 1st century BC and early 1st century AD, overseeing its transition into a Roman province.
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D.
Ariobarzanes of Pontus
Ariobarzanes of Pontus was a Hellenistic-era monarch who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia during the 3rd century BC.
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E.
Darius of Pontus
Darius of Pontus was a lesser-known monarch of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Pontus, ruling part of its territory during the turbulent period of regional fragmentation and dynastic struggles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic king
ⓘ
King of Cappadocia ⓘ ancient Greek person ⓘ |
| allyOf | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| child | Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinageDepicts | Greek deities ⓘ |
| coinageInscriptionLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 130 BC ⓘ |
| deposedBy | Demetrius I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ariarathid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet |
Eusebes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philopator ⓘ |
| father | Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation | pro-Roman ⓘ |
| fullName | Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | power struggles in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close relations with Rome
ⓘ
cultural patronage ⓘ support of Greek culture ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Antiochis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | loyalty to Rome against Seleucid influence ⓘ |
| opponent |
Demetrius I Soter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mithridates V of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ Orophernes of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | wars in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Greek cities
ⓘ
arts ⓘ education ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Roman ally king ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Ariarathes V Eusebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 130 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 163 BC ⓘ |
| religion | Hellenistic polytheism ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Nysa of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Basileus of Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ariarathes V of Cappadocia Description of subject: Ariarathes V of Cappadocia was a 2nd-century BC Hellenistic king known for his pro-Roman policies, cultural patronage, and involvement in the complex power struggles of Asia Minor.
Referenced by (1)
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