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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 10 entries checked · 10 flagged · 26 issues confirmed · 6 corrected · 20 still open
Achaemenid Empire — The Achaemenids were initially rulers of the Elamite city of Anshan – this phrasing misleadingly implies they were Elamite rulers, whereas they were Persian rulers of a former Elamite city.
Achaemenid Empire — [contradicted] The Achaemenid Empire was created by nomadic Persians, an Iranic people who arrived in what is today Iran c. 1000 BC :: The source states 'The Persians were an Iranic people who arrived in what is today Iran c. 1000 BC' (no claim of empire creat
Ancient Carthage — The claim that Carthage controlled 'southern and southeastern Iberia' by 300 BC is inaccurate; Carthage's major expansion into Iberia began after the First Punic War, with significant territorial gains under the Barcid family starting around 237 BC.
Ancient Israel and Judah — The fall of Babylon to the Achaemenid Empire occurred in 539 BCE, not c. 538 BCE.
Ancient Israel and Judah — The Second Temple was completed in 515 BCE, not 516 BCE.
Mitanni — The term Ḫanigalbat is not attested in texts from the Old Babylonian period; the earliest attestations are from the Middle Assyrian period, and Old Babylonian texts refer to Ḫabigalbat, not Ḫanigalbat.
Mitanni — [contradicted] The kingdom was called Naharin by Egyptians and Ḫanigalbat by Middle Assyrian records. :: The source says Egyptians referred to it as Naharin and Mitanni; Assyrians called it Ḫanigalbat or Ḫani-Rabbat, not 'Middle Assyrian records' specifically
Ptolemaic Kingdom — The claim that the kingdom expanded through the Syrian Wars to include northern Nubia is overstated; the Ptolemies controlled only parts of Nubia (e.g., the Dodecaschoenus region), not all of northern Nubia.
Ptolemaic Kingdom — The statement that at its peak under Ptolemy III Euergetes the Roman Republic was 'also dominant' in the Mediterranean is anachronistic; Rome was not yet a dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean at that time (mid-3rd century BC).
Sassanid Empire — The claim that Ctesiphon was the capital for all but the first two years of the Sasanian Empire is inaccurate; Ardashir I initially used Istakhr, and Ctesiphon became the capital from 224 onward, not after a two-year delay.
Sassanid Empire — The claim that Shapur I ordered the construction of the 'first dam bridge in Iran' is an overstatement; the Band-e Kaisar is not definitively the first such structure, as earlier examples may exist.
Han dynasty — [contradicted] From Emperor Wu's reign (r. 141–87 BC) onward, the Chinese court officially sponsored Confucianism in education and court politics, synthesizing it with the cosmology of Dong Zhongshu. :: The source states: 'From the reign of Emperor Wu (r. 141–
Medes — [contradicted] The Medes formed an empire at the beginning of the 7th century BC :: The source states that knowledge of the Medes comes from the accounts of Herodotus, which 'convey the image of a powerful people, who would have formed an empire at the beginni
Medes — [contradicted] Their consolidation in Iran is believed to have occurred during the 8th century BC :: The source says 'Their consolidation in Iran is believed to have occurred during the 8th century BC' — this matches the page content, so no contradiction here.
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