Antipater the Idumaean
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Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antipater the Idumaean canonical | 8 |
| Antipater the Idumean | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742429 — 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: Antipater the Idumaean Context triple: [Herod the Great, father, Antipater the Idumaean]
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A.
Antigonus II Mattathias
Antigonus II Mattathias was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance to Roman domination before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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B.
Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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C.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
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D.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a 2nd-century BCE Seleucid king known for his aggressive Hellenization policies in Judea, which provoked Jewish resistance and the Maccabean Revolt.
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E.
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
- 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: Antipater the Idumaean Target entity description: Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.
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A.
Antigonus II Mattathias
Antigonus II Mattathias was the last Hasmonean king of Judea, known for his resistance to Roman domination before being deposed by Herod the Great.
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B.
Aristobulus I
Aristobulus I was a Hasmonean king of Judea in the 2nd century BCE, notable for being the first of the dynasty to assume the royal title and for expanding Jewish territory through military campaigns.
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C.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
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D.
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a 2nd-century BCE Seleucid king known for his aggressive Hellenization policies in Judea, which provoked Jewish resistance and the Maccabean Revolt.
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E.
Aristobulus II
Aristobulus II was a 1st-century BCE Hasmonean prince and high priest who briefly ruled Judea amid a dynastic civil war that led to Roman intervention and the end of Jewish independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Idumean noble
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ political advisor ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late Hasmonean period ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Hyrcanus II ⓘ |
| ally |
Hyrcanus II
ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Hasmonean civil war
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman intervention in Hasmonean civil war
transition from Hasmonean to Herodian rule in Judea ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| child |
Herod the Great
ⓘ
Joseph ⓘ Phasael ⓘ Pheroras ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean Judea
|
| era | Late Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Idumean ⓘ |
| gainedPowerThrough | Roman patronage ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Antiquities of the Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" ⓘ
surface form:
Josephus, The Jewish War
|
| house | Herodian dynasty ⓘ |
| influenced | Herod the Great’s political career ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing Herodian family influence in Judea
ⓘ
securing Roman support for Hyrcanus II ⓘ supporting Hyrcanus II against Aristobulus II ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| name | Antipater the Idumaean self-link ⓘ |
| notableRole | key architect of Herod the Great’s rise to power ⓘ |
| notableWork | political engineering that enabled Herod the Great’s rise ⓘ |
| occupation |
court official
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parentOf | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| patron | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Judea ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Idumea ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Roman ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
advisor to Hyrcanus II
ⓘ
chief minister in Judea ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | de facto ruler of Judea under Hyrcanus II ⓘ |
| spouse | Cypros ⓘ |
| supported | Hyrcanus II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antipater the Idumaean Description of subject: Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.
Referenced by (9)
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this entity surface form:
Antipater the Idumean