Crassus in Spartacus
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Crassus in Spartacus is the role of the Roman general and antagonist Marcus Licinius Crassus in the ballet "Spartacus," famously portrayed by dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crassus (character) | 1 |
| Crassus in Spartacus canonical | 1 |
| Marcus Licinius Crassus in Spartacus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12731026 — 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: Crassus in Spartacus Context triple: [Nikolai Tsiskaridze, notableRole, Crassus in Spartacus]
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Spartacus
Spartacus is a famous ballet, with music by Aram Khachaturian, that dramatizes the slave revolt led by the Thracian gladiator Spartacus against ancient Rome.
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Spartacus
Spartacus is a historical Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic and has since become a symbol of resistance and freedom in popular culture.
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C.
Julius Caesar in Spartacus
Julius Caesar in Spartacus is the youthful, ambitious Roman nobleman depicted in the 1960 film "Spartacus," foreshadowing his future rise to power within the Roman Republic.
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D.
Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus
Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus is the shrewd and often comically self-serving Roman lanista (gladiator trainer and owner) portrayed by Peter Ustinov in the 1960 epic film "Spartacus."
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Life of Crassus
Life of Crassus is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, focusing on his character, wealth, and role in the late Roman Republic.
- 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: Crassus in Spartacus Target entity description: Crassus in Spartacus is the role of the Roman general and antagonist Marcus Licinius Crassus in the ballet "Spartacus," famously portrayed by dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
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A.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a famous ballet, with music by Aram Khachaturian, that dramatizes the slave revolt led by the Thracian gladiator Spartacus against ancient Rome.
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B.
Spartacus
Spartacus is a historical Thracian gladiator who led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic and has since become a symbol of resistance and freedom in popular culture.
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C.
Julius Caesar in Spartacus
Julius Caesar in Spartacus is the youthful, ambitious Roman nobleman depicted in the 1960 film "Spartacus," foreshadowing his future rise to power within the Roman Republic.
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D.
Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus
Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus is the shrewd and often comically self-serving Roman lanista (gladiator trainer and owner) portrayed by Peter Ustinov in the 1960 epic film "Spartacus."
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E.
Life of Crassus
Life of Crassus is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, focusing on his character, wealth, and role in the late Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
balletRole
ⓘ
fictionalCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Spartacus (ballet) ⓘ |
| artForm |
classical ballet
ⓘ
dance ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | Bolshoi Theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Russia
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | oppressor of slaves ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Spartacus (character) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
military authority
ⓘ
political power ⓘ ruthlessness ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist ⓘ |
| notablePortrayalBy | Nikolai Tsiskaridze at the Bolshoi Theatre ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | Roman general ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spartacus narrative
ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus
|
| portrayedBy |
Nikolai Tsiskaridze
ⓘ
various ballet dancers ⓘ |
| roleInGenre | ballet ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| setInTime | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
freedom versus oppression
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rebellion against tyranny ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crassus in Spartacus Description of subject: Crassus in Spartacus is the role of the Roman general and antagonist Marcus Licinius Crassus in the ballet "Spartacus," famously portrayed by dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus
linked to: Crassus in Spartacus
linked to: Crassus in Spartacus