Gaius Popillius Laenas
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Gaius Popillius Laenas was a 2nd-century BC Roman statesman and diplomat best known for confronting the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes in Egypt and famously drawing a circle in the sand to force him to withdraw.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaius Popillius Laenas canonical | 4 |
| الحاكم الروماني بوبليوس | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21710323 — 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 Popillius Laenas Context triple: [Gaius, hasNotableBearer, Gaius Popillius Laenas]
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A.
Lucius Asinius Gallus
Lucius Asinius Gallus was a prominent Roman senator and orator of the early Principate, known for his political rivalry with Emperor Tiberius and his influential role in Augustan-era politics.
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B.
Aulus Postumius Albus
Aulus Postumius Albus was an early Roman statesman and military leader, traditionally credited as dictator who secured a decisive victory over the Latin forces at the legendary Battle of Lake Regillus.
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C.
Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus was a leading Samnite commander and prominent rebel leader during the Roman Social War (91–88 BC).
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D.
Aulus
Aulus is a common Roman praenomen (given name) frequently used among men in ancient Rome.
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E.
Lucius Aemilius Barbula
Lucius Aemilius Barbula was a Roman statesman from the prominent patrician Aemilia family who held high magistracies during the early Roman Republic.
- 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 Popillius Laenas Target entity description: Gaius Popillius Laenas was a 2nd-century BC Roman statesman and diplomat best known for confronting the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes in Egypt and famously drawing a circle in the sand to force him to withdraw.
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A.
Lucius Asinius Gallus
Lucius Asinius Gallus was a prominent Roman senator and orator of the early Principate, known for his political rivalry with Emperor Tiberius and his influential role in Augustan-era politics.
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B.
Aulus Postumius Albus
Aulus Postumius Albus was an early Roman statesman and military leader, traditionally credited as dictator who secured a decisive victory over the Latin forces at the legendary Battle of Lake Regillus.
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C.
Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus was a leading Samnite commander and prominent rebel leader during the Roman Social War (91–88 BC).
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D.
Aulus
Aulus is a common Roman praenomen (given name) frequently used among men in ancient Rome.
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E.
Lucius Aemilius Barbula
Lucius Aemilius Barbula was a Roman statesman from the prominent patrician Aemilia family who held high magistracies during the early Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gaius Popillius Laenas