Probus
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Probus was a Roman emperor of the 3rd century known for his military successes in restoring stability to the empire and for employing his soldiers in extensive public works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Probus canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703888 — 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: Probus Context triple: [Sirmium, birthplaceOf, Probus]
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A.
Faustulus
Faustulus is the shepherd in Roman mythology who discovers the abandoned twins Romulus and Remus and secretly raises them.
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B.
Castricius Firmus
Castricius Firmus was a lesser-known disciple of the Neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus, associated with the intellectual circle around him in 3rd-century Rome.
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C.
Antonino
Antonino is the Italian given name of actor Giovanni Ribisi, whose full name is Antonino Giovanni Ribisi.
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D.
Fidelis
Fidelis is a Latin word meaning "faithful" or "loyal," commonly used in mottos and phrases to express steadfast allegiance and reliability.
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E.
Ulpius
Ulpius is the family name (nomen gentilicium) of the Roman emperor Trajan, identifying him as a member of the gens Ulpia.
- 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: Probus Target entity description: Probus was a Roman emperor of the 3rd century known for his military successes in restoring stability to the empire and for employing his soldiers in extensive public works.
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A.
Faustulus
Faustulus is the shepherd in Roman mythology who discovers the abandoned twins Romulus and Remus and secretly raises them.
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B.
Castricius Firmus
Castricius Firmus was a lesser-known disciple of the Neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus, associated with the intellectual circle around him in 3rd-century Rome.
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C.
Antonino
Antonino is the Italian given name of actor Giovanni Ribisi, whose full name is Antonino Giovanni Ribisi.
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D.
Fidelis
Fidelis is a Latin word meaning "faithful" or "loyal," commonly used in mottos and phrases to express steadfast allegiance and reliability.
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E.
Ulpius
Ulpius is the family name (nomen gentilicium) of the Roman emperor Trajan, identifying him as a member of the gens Ulpia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman legion
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman legions
|
| birthPlace |
Pannonia
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Sirmium ⓘ |
| birthYear | 232 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| conflict |
campaigns in Gaul
ⓘ
campaigns in the East ⓘ wars against the Alamanni ⓘ wars against the Franks ⓘ wars against the Goths ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Pannonia
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Sirmium ⓘ |
| deathYear | 282 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Crisis of the Third Century emperors ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus Aurelius Probus ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Roman imperial monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Illyricum ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by mutinous soldiers ⓘ |
| militaryAchievement |
defeat of several usurpers
ⓘ
restoration of security in Gaul ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer in the Roman army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns in the East against usurpers and enemies of Rome
ⓘ
construction of roads and fortifications ⓘ defeating Germanic tribes ⓘ draining marshes and improving agriculture ⓘ employing soldiers in public works ⓘ military successes in restoring stability to the Roman Empire ⓘ reconquering lost Roman territories ⓘ |
| parent | Maximus (father of Probus) ⓘ |
| policy |
encouragement of viticulture in western provinces
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settlement of defeated barbarians within the empire as colonists ⓘ use of soldiers for peaceful labor during peacetime ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tacitus ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 282 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 276 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| residence |
Rome
ⓘ
Sirmium ⓘ |
| successor | Carus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| title |
Marcus Aurelius Probus
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surface form:
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Probus Description of subject: Probus was a Roman emperor of the 3rd century known for his military successes in restoring stability to the empire and for employing his soldiers in extensive public works.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carus