The Romans in Britain
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The Romans in Britain is a controversial 1980 stage play by Howard Brenton that juxtaposes the Roman invasion of ancient Britain with modern British involvement in Northern Ireland to critique imperialism and state violence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Romans in Britain canonical | 1 |
| The Romans in Britain (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20223549 — 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: The Romans in Britain Context triple: [Dan Stevens, theatreWork, The Romans in Britain]
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A.
Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was the first-century AD military campaign by the Roman Empire that led to the subjugation and incorporation of much of the island of Britain into the Roman provincial system.
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B.
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the period of British history when much of the island was under the control of the Roman Empire, marked by extensive military fortifications, urbanization, and the introduction of Roman law, culture, and infrastructure.
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C.
King Arthur's Britain
King Arthur's Britain is the legendary medieval realm of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, often depicted as a chivalric and mythical version of early Britain.
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D.
Rex Britanniae
Rex Britanniae is a Latin royal style meaning "King of Britain," used to assert overlordship or supremacy over the whole island beyond a ruler’s own kingdom.
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E.
Vicarius Britanniarum
Vicarius Britanniarum was the late Roman imperial official who governed the civil administration of the Diocese of the Britains on behalf of the central government.
- 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: The Romans in Britain Target entity description: The Romans in Britain is a controversial 1980 stage play by Howard Brenton that juxtaposes the Roman invasion of ancient Britain with modern British involvement in Northern Ireland to critique imperialism and state violence.
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A.
Roman conquest of Britain
The Roman conquest of Britain was the first-century AD military campaign by the Roman Empire that led to the subjugation and incorporation of much of the island of Britain into the Roman provincial system.
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B.
Roman Britain
Roman Britain was the period of British history when much of the island was under the control of the Roman Empire, marked by extensive military fortifications, urbanization, and the introduction of Roman law, culture, and infrastructure.
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C.
King Arthur's Britain
King Arthur's Britain is the legendary medieval realm of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, often depicted as a chivalric and mythical version of early Britain.
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D.
Rex Britanniae
Rex Britanniae is a Latin royal style meaning "King of Britain," used to assert overlordship or supremacy over the whole island beyond a ruler’s own kingdom.
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E.
Vicarius Britanniarum
Vicarius Britanniarum was the late Roman imperial official who governed the civil administration of the Diocese of the Britains on behalf of the central government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Romans in Britain