Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista)
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Lentulus Batiatus was a Roman lanista (owner and trainer of gladiators) best known for running the gladiatorial school in Capua from which Spartacus and other slaves launched their famous revolt in 73 BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lentulus Batiatus | 1 |
| Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20958971 — 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: Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista) Context triple: [Lentulus Batiatus, basedOn, Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista)]
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A.
Lentulus
Lentulus is a cognomen borne by several prominent members of the ancient Roman patrician Cornelian family (gens Cornelia), often associated with high political office and senatorial status.
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B.
Gaius Cornelius Gallus
Gaius Cornelius Gallus was a Roman poet, orator, and politician of the 1st century BCE, best known as the first prefect of Egypt under Augustus and an important early Latin elegist.
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C.
Rufrius Crispinus
Rufrius Crispinus was a Roman equestrian and Praetorian Prefect under Emperor Claudius, later known chiefly as the first husband of the empress Poppaea Sabina.
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D.
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus was a Roman senator of the late Republic who served as consul in 56 BC and belonged to the prominent patrician Cornelii Lentuli family.
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E.
Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius
Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius is a purported late Roman biographer traditionally listed among the authors of the Historia Augusta, though his historical existence is considered doubtful by modern scholars.
- 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: Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista) Target entity description: Lentulus Batiatus was a Roman lanista (owner and trainer of gladiators) best known for running the gladiatorial school in Capua from which Spartacus and other slaves launched their famous revolt in 73 BCE.
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A.
Lentulus
Lentulus is a cognomen borne by several prominent members of the ancient Roman patrician Cornelian family (gens Cornelia), often associated with high political office and senatorial status.
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B.
Gaius Cornelius Gallus
Gaius Cornelius Gallus was a Roman poet, orator, and politician of the 1st century BCE, best known as the first prefect of Egypt under Augustus and an important early Latin elegist.
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C.
Rufrius Crispinus
Rufrius Crispinus was a Roman equestrian and Praetorian Prefect under Emperor Claudius, later known chiefly as the first husband of the empress Poppaea Sabina.
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D.
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus was a Roman senator of the late Republic who served as consul in 56 BC and belonged to the prominent patrician Cornelii Lentuli family.
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E.
Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius
Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius is a purported late Roman biographer traditionally listed among the authors of the Historia Augusta, though his historical existence is considered doubtful by modern scholars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus
linked to: Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista)