Thrasybulus of Syracuse
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Thrasybulus of Syracuse was a 5th-century BC tyrant who briefly ruled Syracuse in Sicily after succeeding his brother Gelon before being overthrown and exiled.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thrasybulus of Syracuse canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11413220 — 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: Thrasybulus of Syracuse Context triple: [Gelon of Gela, sibling, Thrasybulus of Syracuse]
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A.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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B.
Thrasybulus
Thrasybulus was a prominent Athenian general and democratic leader best known for his role in restoring democracy to Athens after the rule of the Thirty Tyrants.
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C.
Cleander of Gela
Cleander of Gela was an early 5th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Gela in Sicily and a member of the ruling dynasty that preceded the more famous tyrant Hippocrates.
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D.
Hermocrates
Hermocrates is a Syracusan statesman and military leader from classical Greece, known from historical accounts and as a character in Plato’s dialogues.
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E.
Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
- 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: Thrasybulus of Syracuse Target entity description: Thrasybulus of Syracuse was a 5th-century BC tyrant who briefly ruled Syracuse in Sicily after succeeding his brother Gelon before being overthrown and exiled.
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A.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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B.
Thrasybulus
Thrasybulus was a prominent Athenian general and democratic leader best known for his role in restoring democracy to Athens after the rule of the Thirty Tyrants.
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C.
Cleander of Gela
Cleander of Gela was an early 5th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Gela in Sicily and a member of the ruling dynasty that preceded the more famous tyrant Hippocrates.
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D.
Hermocrates
Hermocrates is a Syracusan statesman and military leader from classical Greece, known from historical accounts and as a character in Plato’s dialogues.
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E.
Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek ruler
ⓘ
human ⓘ tyrant ⓘ |
| brother | Gelon I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dynasty | Deinomenid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause | popular uprising in Syracuse ⓘ |
| endOfReign | 466 BC ⓘ |
| era | Ancient history ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fate | exile ⓘ |
| floruit | 5th century BC ⓘ |
| givenName | Thrasybulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | tyranny ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Deinomenid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being last Deinomenid tyrant of Syracuse
ⓘ
brief rule of Syracuse after Gelon I ⓘ |
| opposedBy | citizens of Syracuse ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | popular revolt in Syracuse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Magna Graecia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfExile | Locri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | deposed ruler ⓘ |
| positionHeld | tyrant of Syracuse ⓘ |
| powerBase | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gelon I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEndOfReign | overthrown ⓘ |
| region | Sicily ⓘ |
| relative | Gelon I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruled | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledIn | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Gelon I of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfReign | 478 BC ⓘ |
| successor | Deinomenid democracy overthrowers of Syracuse ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thrasybulus of Syracuse Description of subject: Thrasybulus of Syracuse was a 5th-century BC tyrant who briefly ruled Syracuse in Sicily after succeeding his brother Gelon before being overthrown and exiled.
Referenced by (4)
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