Valerianus
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Valerianus is a Roman cognomen most notably associated with the 3rd-century Roman emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus, commonly known as Valerian.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valerian II | 2 |
| Valerianus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22293439 — 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: Valerianus Context triple: [Valerian, cognomen, Valerianus]
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A.
Gallienus
Gallienus was a 3rd-century Roman emperor who ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century and undertook significant military and administrative reforms to stabilize the empire.
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B.
Vetranio
Vetranio was a 4th-century Roman general who briefly ruled as a usurper emperor in the Balkans before abdicating in favor of Constantius II.
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C.
Lucianus
Lucianus is an ancient Roman masculine given name that later evolved into various forms such as Lucien and Lucian.
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D.
Jovinus
Jovinus was a Roman usurper who briefly claimed the imperial title in Gaul during the early 5th century Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Macrinus
Macrinus was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled from 217 to 218 CE, notable for being the first emperor to come from the equestrian class rather than the traditional senatorial aristocracy.
- 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: Valerianus Target entity description: Valerianus is a Roman cognomen most notably associated with the 3rd-century Roman emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus, commonly known as Valerian.
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A.
Gallienus
Gallienus was a 3rd-century Roman emperor who ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century and undertook significant military and administrative reforms to stabilize the empire.
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B.
Vetranio
Vetranio was a 4th-century Roman general who briefly ruled as a usurper emperor in the Balkans before abdicating in favor of Constantius II.
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C.
Lucianus
Lucianus is an ancient Roman masculine given name that later evolved into various forms such as Lucien and Lucian.
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D.
Jovinus
Jovinus was a Roman usurper who briefly claimed the imperial title in Gaul during the early 5th century Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Macrinus
Macrinus was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled from 217 to 218 CE, notable for being the first emperor to come from the equestrian class rather than the traditional senatorial aristocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.