Gnaeus Julius Agricola
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a prominent 1st-century Roman general and governor of Britain, best known for his military campaigns expanding Roman control on the island and as the subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gnaeus Julius Agricola canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1236923 — 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: Gnaeus Julius Agricola Context triple: [Tacitus, relative, Gnaeus Julius Agricola]
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A.
Germanicus
Germanicus was a prominent Roman general and popular member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, celebrated for his military campaigns in Germania and his status as a favored heir of Emperor Tiberius.
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B.
Germanicus
Germanicus is a dramatic work by Afrikaans poet and playwright N. P. van Wyk Louw, often regarded as one of the key texts in Afrikaans literature.
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C.
Julius Civilis
Julius Civilis was a 1st-century Batavian chieftain and Roman military officer who led a major revolt against Roman rule along the Rhine frontier.
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D.
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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E.
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, best known as the biological father of the emperor Nero.
- 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: Gnaeus Julius Agricola Target entity description: Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a prominent 1st-century Roman general and governor of Britain, best known for his military campaigns expanding Roman control on the island and as the subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola."
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A.
Germanicus
Germanicus was a prominent Roman general and popular member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, celebrated for his military campaigns in Germania and his status as a favored heir of Emperor Tiberius.
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B.
Germanicus
Germanicus is a dramatic work by Afrikaans poet and playwright N. P. van Wyk Louw, often regarded as one of the key texts in Afrikaans literature.
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C.
Julius Civilis
Julius Civilis was a 1st-century Batavian chieftain and Roman military officer who led a major revolt against Roman rule along the Rhine frontier.
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D.
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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E.
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, best known as the biological father of the emperor Nero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century Roman person
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Roman general ⓘ Roman governor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| birthDate | 40 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Forum Julii
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Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ |
| built | forts in northern Britain ⓘ |
| child | Julia Agricola ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Rome
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cognomen | Agricola ⓘ |
| commandedBattle | Battle of Mons Graupius ⓘ |
| deathDate | 93 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| encouraged |
adoption of Latin language in Britain
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construction of Roman-style towns in Britain ⓘ |
| era | Flavian dynasty ⓘ |
| expandedControlOver | northern Britain ⓘ |
| familyName | Julius ⓘ |
| fullName | Gnaeus Julius Agricola self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Gnaeus ⓘ |
| governedProvince | Britannia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
governorship of Roman Britain
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military campaigns in northern Britain ⓘ subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola" ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | legatus ⓘ |
| notableWork | Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
provincial governor ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
commander of Legio XX Valeria Victrix
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consul suffectus ⓘ governor of Britannia ⓘ legatus Augusti pro praetore Britanniae ⓘ praetor ⓘ quaestor in Asia ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| parent |
Julia Procilla
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Julius Graecinus ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Roman conquest of Britain
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surface form:
Roman conquest of Wales
campaigns in Caledonia ⓘ |
| promoted |
Roman conquest of Britain
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surface form:
Romanization of Britain
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| regionOfActivity |
Asia province
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
Gaul ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Tacitus ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Domitian
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Titus ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ |
| spouse | Domitia Decidiana ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Tacitus' Agricola
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surface form:
"Agricola" by Tacitus
Tacitus' Agricola ⓘ
surface form:
"De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae"
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| termEndAsGovernorOfBritain | 83 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernorOfBritain | 77 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gnaeus Julius Agricola Description of subject: Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a prominent 1st-century Roman general and governor of Britain, best known for his military campaigns expanding Roman control on the island and as the subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola."
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Agricola (Tacitus)
subject surface form:
Agricola (Tacitus)
subject surface form:
Agricola (Tacitus)