Marcus Junius Brutus
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Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman senator best known as one of the leading conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1704065 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marcus Junius Brutus Context triple: [Julius Caesar, opposedBy, Marcus Junius Brutus]
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Brutus
Brutus was a Dutch warship that was captured by the British Royal Navy during the 1797 Battle of Camperdown in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Mark Antony
Mark Antony was a prominent Roman general and statesman, ally of Julius Caesar and lover of Cleopatra, whose power struggle with Octavian culminated in his defeat at the Battle of Actium.
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Cinna
Cinna is a key supporting character in "The Hunger Games" series, best known as Katniss Everdeen’s creative and compassionate stylist who subtly rebels against the Capitol through his designs.
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Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
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Octavius
Octavius is the miniature Roman general figurine who comes to life and provides comic relief and heroics in the "Night at the Museum" film series.
- 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: Marcus Junius Brutus Target entity description: Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman senator best known as one of the leading conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
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A.
Brutus
Brutus was a Dutch warship that was captured by the British Royal Navy during the 1797 Battle of Camperdown in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Mark Antony
Mark Antony was a prominent Roman general and statesman, ally of Julius Caesar and lover of Cleopatra, whose power struggle with Octavian culminated in his defeat at the Battle of Actium.
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C.
Cinna
Cinna is a key supporting character in "The Hunger Games" series, best known as Katniss Everdeen’s creative and compassionate stylist who subtly rebels against the Capitol through his designs.
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D.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
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E.
Octavius
Octavius is the miniature Roman general figurine who comes to life and provides comic relief and heroics in the "Night at the Museum" film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman politician
ⓘ
Roman republican ⓘ Roman senator ⓘ assassin ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Gaius Cassius Longinus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marcus Junius Brutus
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surface form:
Brutus
Marcus Junius Brutus ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Brutus
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| assassinationDate | 15 March 44 BC ⓘ |
| assassinationEvent | Ides of March ⓘ |
| birthYear | 85 BC ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| coLeaderOf |
Liberatores
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberators
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| conspiredAgainst | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| deathYear | 42 BC ⓘ |
| diedAt | Philippi ⓘ |
| diedIn | 42 BC ⓘ |
| diedInConflict | Battle of Philippi ⓘ |
| education | studied philosophy ⓘ |
| era | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| familyName | Junius ⓘ |
| famousQuoteAssociated | Et tu, Brute? ⓘ |
| father |
Marcus Junius Brutus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder
|
| foughtAgainst |
Mark Antony
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Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
|
| fullName | Marcus Junius Brutus self-link ⓘ |
| gens | Junia ⓘ |
| governedProvince |
Macedonia region
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surface form:
Macedonia
|
| heldOffice | praetor ⓘ |
| heldOfficeYear | 44 BC ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Stoicism
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surface form:
Stoic philosophy
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| knownFor |
conspiracy against Julius Caesar
ⓘ
leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| lover | Porcia Catonis ⓘ |
| methodOfDeath | falling on his sword ⓘ |
| mother | Servilia ⓘ |
| opposed | dictatorship of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Ides of March 44 BC
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surface form:
assassination of Julius Caesar
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| politicalAlignment | Optimates ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Julius Caesar (play)
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surface form:
William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar"
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| relatedTo | Cato the Younger ⓘ |
| roleInLiterature | central character in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" ⓘ |
| servedAs | governor of Macedonia ⓘ |
| sideInCivilWar |
Liberatores
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surface form:
Liberators in the Liberators' civil war
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| spouse | Porcia Catonis ⓘ |
| stepfather |
Cato the Younger
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surface form:
Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis
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| supported | Roman Senate ⓘ |
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Subject: Marcus Junius Brutus Description of subject: Marcus Junius Brutus was a Roman senator best known as one of the leading conspirators in the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
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Brutus
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O, Bruto
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Brutus
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Brutus (Roman cognomen)
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Brutus
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Marcus Brutus
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Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder
this entity surface form:
Brutus
this entity surface form:
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
this entity surface form:
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
this entity surface form:
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
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Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
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Marcus Junius Brutus as a Roman statesman
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Marcus Junius Brutus as a conspirator against Julius Caesar
this entity surface form:
Brutus
this entity surface form:
Brutus