Paulus Silentiarius
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Paulus Silentiarius was a 6th-century Byzantine court official and poet known for his refined epigrams and descriptive verse preserved in the Greek Anthology.
All labels observed (1)
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| Paulus Silentiarius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22632602 — 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: Paulus Silentiarius Context triple: [Greek Anthology, includesPoet, Paulus Silentiarius]
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Aetius of Antioch
Aetius of Antioch was a 4th-century Christian theologian and radical Arian thinker whose teachings laid the foundations for the Eunomian (Anomoean) movement.
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B.
Belisarius
Belisarius was a renowned 6th-century Byzantine general celebrated for his brilliant campaigns that reconquered large parts of the former Western Roman Empire under Emperor Justinian I.
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C.
Severinus
Severinus is a Latin-origin given name historically borne by several early Christian saints and figures, and is cognate with the Scandinavian name Søren.
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D.
Leontius
Leontius was a 5th-century Eastern Roman general and later usurper who played a notable role in the empire’s military and political struggles.
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E.
Quintus Petillius Cerialis
Quintus Petillius Cerialis was a 1st-century Roman general and politician known for his campaigns in Britain and for suppressing the Batavian revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
- 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: Paulus Silentiarius Target entity description: Paulus Silentiarius was a 6th-century Byzantine court official and poet known for his refined epigrams and descriptive verse preserved in the Greek Anthology.
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A.
Aetius of Antioch
Aetius of Antioch was a 4th-century Christian theologian and radical Arian thinker whose teachings laid the foundations for the Eunomian (Anomoean) movement.
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B.
Belisarius
Belisarius was a renowned 6th-century Byzantine general celebrated for his brilliant campaigns that reconquered large parts of the former Western Roman Empire under Emperor Justinian I.
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C.
Severinus
Severinus is a Latin-origin given name historically borne by several early Christian saints and figures, and is cognate with the Scandinavian name Søren.
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D.
Leontius
Leontius was a 5th-century Eastern Roman general and later usurper who played a notable role in the empire’s military and political struggles.
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E.
Quintus Petillius Cerialis
Quintus Petillius Cerialis was a 1st-century Roman general and politician known for his campaigns in Britain and for suppressing the Batavian revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.