Herod Philip
E68466
Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herod II | 5 |
| Herod Philip canonical | 5 |
| Herod Philip I | 2 |
| Herod Philip II | 2 |
| Herod Philip the Tetrarch | 2 |
| Herod Philip the tetrarch | 2 |
| Tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis | 2 |
| Herod | 1 |
| Philip of Judea (Herod II) | 1 |
| Philip, son of Herod the Great | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T530319 — 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: Herod Philip Context triple: [Herod Antipas, sibling, Herod Philip]
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A.
Herod Archelaus
Herod Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled as ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea under Roman oversight until his deposition in 6 CE.
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B.
Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known from the New Testament for his role in the executions of John the Baptist and, indirectly, Jesus of Nazareth.
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C.
Herod the Great
Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
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D.
Drusus Julius Caesar
Drusus Julius Caesar was a prominent Roman nobleman and general of the early 1st century AD, known as the heir apparent to Emperor Tiberius before his untimely death.
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E.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
- 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: Herod Philip Target entity description: Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
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A.
Herod Archelaus
Herod Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled as ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea under Roman oversight until his deposition in 6 CE.
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B.
Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, known from the New Testament for his role in the executions of John the Baptist and, indirectly, Jesus of Nazareth.
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C.
Herod the Great
Herod the Great was a Roman-appointed king of Judea known for his extensive building projects, including the expansion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and for his ruthless consolidation of power.
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D.
Drusus Julius Caesar
Drusus Julius Caesar was a prominent Roman nobleman and general of the early 1st century AD, known as the heir apparent to Emperor Tiberius before his untimely death.
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E.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Judean prince
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Roman client ruler ⓘ member of the Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| allegiance | Rome ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Judea ⓘ |
| dynasty | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Herodian ⓘ |
| father | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| givenName |
Herod Philip
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Herod
|
| governmentForm | client monarchy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| monarchOf | territories in the Roman client kingdom of Judea ⓘ |
| notableFamily | House of Herod ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Herod Antipas
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Herod Archelaus ⓘ Salome ⓘ |
| occupation |
prince
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| parent | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| partOf | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| positionHeld | minor ruler in Judea ⓘ |
| realmWithin | Roman client kingdom of Judea ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century BCE
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1st century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Herod Philip Description of subject: Herod Philip was a 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE member of the Herodian dynasty, known as a son of Herod the Great and a minor ruler in the Roman client kingdom of Judea.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip the Tetrarch
this entity surface form:
Philip of Judea (Herod II)
this entity surface form:
Herod
this entity surface form:
Herod II
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip II
subject surface form:
Herod Philip II
this entity surface form:
Tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis
this entity surface form:
Philip, son of Herod the Great
this entity surface form:
Tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip I
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip the tetrarch
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip the tetrarch
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip II
this entity surface form:
Herod II
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip I
this entity surface form:
Herod Philip the Tetrarch