Battle of Amphipolis
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The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Amphipolis canonical | 6 |
| Battle of Amphipolis (422 BCE) | 1 |
| Battle of Amphipolis (424 BC campaign context is debated) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T607018 — 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: Battle of Amphipolis Context triple: [Peloponnesian War, notableBattle, Battle of Amphipolis]
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Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
- 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: Battle of Amphipolis Target entity description: The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
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A.
Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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B.
Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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D.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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E.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian politician and general Cleon
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Spartan general Brasidas ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| campaign | Spartan operations in Thrace ⓘ |
| casualty |
Brasidas
ⓘ
Cleon ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Spartan forces ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Athenian forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Brasidas
ⓘ
Cleon ⓘ |
| conflict | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to temporary cessation of hostilities between Athens and Sparta
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strengthened Spartan negotiating position ⓘ |
| date | 422 BC ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | Sparta ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| followedBy | Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | near the Strymon River ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| killedInAction |
Brasidas
ⓘ
Cleon ⓘ |
| location |
Amphipolis
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Athenian colony of Amphipolis ⓘ Thrace ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Amphipolis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of both leading commanders
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decisive Spartan tactical victory ⓘ |
| outcome | Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians ⓘ |
| partOf | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| phaseOfWar | Archidamian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Delium ⓘ |
| primarySource | Thucydides ⓘ |
| relatedWork | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| result | Spartan victory ⓘ |
| significance | paved the way for the Peace of Nicias ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of routes and resources in Thrace ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of Amphipolis ⓘ |
| theater | northern Aegean ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 422 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Amphipolis Description of subject: The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Amphipolis (424 BC campaign context is debated)
this entity surface form:
Battle of Amphipolis (422 BCE)