Octavia Minor

E192535

Roman noblewoman historical figure member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty

Octavia Minor was the sister of the first Roman emperor Augustus, renowned for her political influence, personal virtue, and role in the power dynamics of the late Roman Republic.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Octavia Minor canonical	11
Octavia Minor (probable)	1
Octavia the Elder	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1686158 — 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: Octavia Minor
Context triple: [Mausoleum of Augustus, burialPlaceOf, Octavia Minor]

A. Claudia Octavia
Claudia Octavia was a Roman empress and the first wife of Emperor Nero, known for her tragic fate amid Julio-Claudian court intrigues.
B. Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman briefly married to Emperor Caligula and later noted for her immense wealth and involvement in imperial court intrigues.
C. Domitia Paulina
Domitia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman from Hispania and the mother of the emperor Hadrian.
D. Domitia Lucilla the Younger
Domitia Lucilla the Younger was a wealthy Roman noblewoman and heiress of a prominent brickmaking fortune, best known as the mother of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
E. Junia Claudilla
Junia Claudilla was a Roman noblewoman of the early 1st century CE, best known as the first wife of the future emperor Caligula and daughter of the influential senator Marcus Junius Silanus.
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: Octavia Minor
Target entity description: Octavia Minor was the sister of the first Roman emperor Augustus, renowned for her political influence, personal virtue, and role in the power dynamics of the late Roman Republic.

A. Claudia Octavia
Claudia Octavia was a Roman empress and the first wife of Emperor Nero, known for her tragic fate amid Julio-Claudian court intrigues.
B. Lollia Paulina
Lollia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman briefly married to Emperor Caligula and later noted for her immense wealth and involvement in imperial court intrigues.
C. Domitia Paulina
Domitia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman from Hispania and the mother of the emperor Hadrian.
D. Domitia Lucilla the Younger
Domitia Lucilla the Younger was a wealthy Roman noblewoman and heiress of a prominent brickmaking fortune, best known as the mother of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
E. Junia Claudilla
Junia Claudilla was a Roman noblewoman of the early 1st century CE, best known as the first wife of the future emperor Caligula and daughter of the influential senator Marcus Junius Silanus.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman noblewoman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ
abandonedBy	Mark Antony ⓘ
associatedWith	Second Triumvirate ⓘ surface form: Mark Antony–Octavian alliance Second Triumvirate ⓘ
birthDate	c. 69 BC ⓘ
brother	Augustus ⓘ
child	Antonia Major ⓘ Antonia Minor ⓘ Claudia Marcella Major ⓘ Claudia Marcella Major ⓘ surface form: Claudia Marcella Minor Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor ⓘ surface form: Marcus Claudius Marcellus
citizenship	Roman Republic ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Porticus of Octavia ⓘ surface form: Porticus Octaviae in Rome
deathDate	c. 11 BC ⓘ
dynasticRole	link between the Julian and Claudian families ⓘ
event	abandoned when Mark Antony returned to Cleopatra VII in the East ⓘ
father	Gaius Octavius ⓘ
fullName	Octavia the Younger ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
grandchild	Agrippina the Elder ⓘ Claudius ⓘ Germanicus ⓘ Livilla ⓘ
honor	had buildings and monuments dedicated in her name ⓘ received public honors from Augustus ⓘ
knownFor	loyalty to Augustus ⓘ mediation between Augustus and Mark Antony ⓘ patronage of arts and culture ⓘ personal virtue ⓘ role in late Roman Republic power politics ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
latinName	Octavia Minor self-link ⓘ
marriage	married Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor before 54 BC ⓘ married Mark Antony in 40 BC ⓘ
mother	Atia Balba Caesonia ⓘ
nieceOf	Julius Caesar ⓘ
placeOfActivity	Rome ⓘ
politicalRole	instrument of the Second Triumvirate diplomacy ⓘ symbol of alliance between Octavian and Mark Antony ⓘ
relative	Julius Caesar ⓘ
religion	Roman religion ⓘ
reputation	model of Roman matronly virtue ⓘ
sibling	Augustus ⓘ
spouse	Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor ⓘ Mark Antony ⓘ
stepChild	Alexander Helios ⓘ Cleopatra Selene II ⓘ Iullus Antonius ⓘ Ptolemy Philadelphus ⓘ
successorRole	maternal ancestor of several Julio-Claudian emperors ⓘ
timePeriod	late Roman Republic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mausoleum of Augustus → burialPlaceOf → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Gaius Octavius → hasChild → Octavia Minor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Octavia the Elder

Antonia Minor → mother → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Germanicus → grandmother → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Octavia Minor → latinName → Octavia Minor self-link ⓘ

Alexander Helios → guardianInRome → Octavia Minor ⓘ

this entity surface form: Octavia Minor (probable)

Livilla → grandmother → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Antonia Major → mother → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Antonia the Younger → mother → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Porticus of Octavia → dedicatedTo → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Porticus of Octavia → namedAfter → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Antonia Augusta → mother → Octavia Minor ⓘ

Pandateria → notableExile → Octavia Minor ⓘ

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated Show

Statements (53)

How these facts were elicited Show

Referenced by (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited