Gaius Verres
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Gaius Verres was a notoriously corrupt Roman magistrate and governor of Sicily in the 1st century BCE, best known as the target of Cicero’s famous prosecution speeches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaius Verres canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21710322 — 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: Gaius Verres Context triple: [Gaius, hasNotableBearer, Gaius Verres]
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A.
Cornelius Fuscus
Cornelius Fuscus was a Roman general of the 1st century AD, best known for leading imperial campaigns on the Danube frontier and dying in battle against the Dacians.
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B.
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Publius Clodius Pulcher was a controversial late Roman Republic politician and populist demagogue known for his radical reforms, street violence, and bitter rivalry with Cicero.
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C.
Quintus Lentulus Batiatus
Quintus Lentulus Batiatus is a scheming Roman lanista and ambitious owner of a gladiator ludus in the television miniseries "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena."
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D.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther was a 1st-century BC Roman senator and consul known for his political alliance with Pompey and involvement in the late Republic’s power struggles.
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E.
Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- 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: Gaius Verres Target entity description: Gaius Verres was a notoriously corrupt Roman magistrate and governor of Sicily in the 1st century BCE, best known as the target of Cicero’s famous prosecution speeches.
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A.
Cornelius Fuscus
Cornelius Fuscus was a Roman general of the 1st century AD, best known for leading imperial campaigns on the Danube frontier and dying in battle against the Dacians.
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B.
Publius Clodius Pulcher
Publius Clodius Pulcher was a controversial late Roman Republic politician and populist demagogue known for his radical reforms, street violence, and bitter rivalry with Cicero.
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C.
Quintus Lentulus Batiatus
Quintus Lentulus Batiatus is a scheming Roman lanista and ambitious owner of a gladiator ludus in the television miniseries "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena."
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D.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther was a 1st-century BC Roman senator and consul known for his political alliance with Pompey and involvement in the late Republic’s power struggles.
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E.
Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.