Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus was a prominent 2nd-century BC Roman general and statesman best known for defeating the Macedonian pretender Andriscus and turning Macedonia into a Roman province.
All labels observed (1)
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| Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17932942 — 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: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus Context triple: [Andriscus, opponent, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus]
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Titus Quinctius Flamininus
Titus Quinctius Flamininus was a Roman general and statesman of the early 2nd century BC, best known for defeating Philip V of Macedon and proclaiming the "freedom of the Greeks" after the Battle of Cynoscephalae.
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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C.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic who served as consul in 117 BC and censor in 115 BC, known for his strict moral conservatism and influence within the powerful Caecilii Metelli family.
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D.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his support of Sulla and his role in the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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E.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his consulship, censorship, and military successes that earned him the agnomen "Dalmaticus."
- 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: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus Target entity description: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus was a prominent 2nd-century BC Roman general and statesman best known for defeating the Macedonian pretender Andriscus and turning Macedonia into a Roman province.
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A.
Titus Quinctius Flamininus
Titus Quinctius Flamininus was a Roman general and statesman of the early 2nd century BC, best known for defeating Philip V of Macedon and proclaiming the "freedom of the Greeks" after the Battle of Cynoscephalae.
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B.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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C.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic who served as consul in 117 BC and censor in 115 BC, known for his strict moral conservatism and influence within the powerful Caecilii Metelli family.
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D.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his support of Sulla and his role in the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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E.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his consulship, censorship, and military successes that earned him the agnomen "Dalmaticus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.