Archelaus of Pontus
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Archelaus of Pontus was a prominent Pontic general and admiral who served under King Mithridates VI during the Mithridatic Wars against Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archelaus of Pontus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10163068 — 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: Archelaus of Pontus Context triple: [First Mithridatic War, commandedBy, Archelaus of Pontus]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Ptolemaeus of Commagene
Ptolemaeus of Commagene was a Hellenistic ruler of Armenian and Greek descent who established the small but strategically important Kingdom of Commagene in what is now southeastern Turkey.
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E.
King of Pontus
The King of Pontus was the Hellenistic monarch of the ancient kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia, most famously associated with Mithridates VI, who fiercely resisted Roman expansion.
- 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: Archelaus of Pontus Target entity description: Archelaus of Pontus was a prominent Pontic general and admiral who served under King Mithridates VI during the Mithridatic Wars against Rome.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Ptolemaeus of Commagene
Ptolemaeus of Commagene was a Hellenistic ruler of Armenian and Greek descent who established the small but strategically important Kingdom of Commagene in what is now southeastern Turkey.
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E.
King of Pontus
The King of Pontus was the Hellenistic monarch of the ancient kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia, most famously associated with Mithridates VI, who fiercely resisted Roman expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pontic noble
ⓘ
admiral ⓘ ancient Greek general ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| afterDefeat | negotiated with Sulla ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
Pontic expeditionary forces in Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontic fleet in the Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mithridatic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Lucius Cornelius Sulla at Chaeronea
ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla at Orchomenus ⓘ |
| employer | Mithridates VI of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Appian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading Pontic forces against Rome in Greece
ⓘ
naval operations in the Aegean during the Mithridatic Wars ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Pontic army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontic navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Orchomenus (86 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Athens (87–86 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Pontic forces in Greece ⓘ |
| opponent |
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Mithridatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
admiral of Mithridates VI of Pontus
ⓘ
general of Mithridates VI of Pontus ⓘ |
| region | Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Neoptolemus of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | led Pontic forces in Greece during the First Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Mithridates VI of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Neoptolemus of Pontus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archelaus of Pontus Description of subject: Archelaus of Pontus was a prominent Pontic general and admiral who served under King Mithridates VI during the Mithridatic Wars against Rome.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.