Cassius
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Cassius is a common ancient Roman family name (nomen) most famously borne by Gaius Cassius Longinus, one of Julius Caesar’s assassins.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cassius canonical | 6 |
| Cassius (Shakespeare character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13761507 — 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: Cassius Context triple: [Ancient Roman nomen, example, Cassius]
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A.
Cassius
Cassius is the birth name of Muhammad Ali, the legendary American heavyweight boxing champion and civil rights figure.
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B.
Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman senator best known as one of the leading conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
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C.
Brutus
Brutus is one of Madame Medusa’s vicious pet crocodiles in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
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D.
Brutus
Brutus was the pseudonymous Anti-Federalist author of influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and warning against a powerful centralized government.
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E.
Brutus
Brutus is a small unincorporated community located in Emmet County in the northern part of Michigan, United States.
- 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: Cassius Target entity description: Cassius is a common ancient Roman family name (nomen) most famously borne by Gaius Cassius Longinus, one of Julius Caesar’s assassins.
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A.
Cassius
Cassius is the birth name of Muhammad Ali, the legendary American heavyweight boxing champion and civil rights figure.
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B.
Marcus Junius Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman senator best known as one of the leading conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
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C.
Brutus
Brutus is one of Madame Medusa’s vicious pet crocodiles in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers."
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D.
Brutus
Brutus was a Dutch warship that was captured by the British Royal Navy during the 1797 Battle of Camperdown in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
Brutus
Brutus is a small unincorporated community located in Emmet County in the northern part of Michigan, United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.