Curtius Rufus
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Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian best known for his work "Histories of Alexander the Great," a major Latin source on Alexander’s campaigns.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curtius | 2 |
| Curtius Rufus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15575216 — 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: Curtius Rufus Context triple: [Indian contingents of the Achaemenid Empire, historicalSource, Curtius Rufus]
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A.
Sulla
Sulla was a Roman general and statesman best known for his dictatorship and constitutional reforms that significantly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Titus Labienus
Titus Labienus was a Roman general and former chief lieutenant of Julius Caesar who later became one of Pompey’s leading commanders during Caesar’s civil war.
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C.
Ventidius
Ventidius is a Roman general and loyal supporter of Mark Antony who appears as a minor but significant character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra."
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D.
Paullus
Paullus is a Roman praenomen (personal name) associated with the patrician gens Fabia in ancient Rome.
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E.
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso was a Roman consul and general of the 2nd century BC, best known for leading a successful campaign in Asia Minor that expanded Roman influence in the region.
- 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: Curtius Rufus Target entity description: Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian best known for his work "Histories of Alexander the Great," a major Latin source on Alexander’s campaigns.
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A.
Sulla
Sulla was a Roman general and statesman best known for his dictatorship and constitutional reforms that significantly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Titus Labienus
Titus Labienus was a Roman general and former chief lieutenant of Julius Caesar who later became one of Pompey’s leading commanders during Caesar’s civil war.
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C.
Ventidius
Ventidius is a Roman general and loyal supporter of Mark Antony who appears as a minor but significant character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra."
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D.
Paullus
Paullus is a Roman praenomen (personal name) associated with the patrician gens Fabia in ancient Rome.
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E.
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso was a Roman consul and general of the 2nd century BC, best known for leading a successful campaign in Asia Minor that expanded Roman influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Curtius Rufus
linked to: Curtius Rufus