Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE)
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Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) was a Roman statesman and general from a distinguished military family who played a leading role in Rome’s struggle against King Pyrrhus of Epirus during the early 3rd century BCE.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BC) | 1 |
| Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) canonical | 1 |
| Publius Decius Mus (consul of 312 BCE) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2415004 — 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.
Target entity: Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) Context triple: [Pyrrhic War, notableCommander, Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE)]
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Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus was a leading Samnite commander and prominent rebel leader during the Roman Social War (91–88 BC).
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Gaius Flaminius
Gaius Flaminius was a Roman statesman and general of the 3rd century BC, known for his populist politics, major public works, and his death commanding Roman forces at the Battle of Lake Trasimene during the Second Punic War.
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Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo was a Roman statesman and consul who led the Marian faction during the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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Lucius Cornelius
Lucius Cornelius was a Roman architect known for designing the Tabularium, the official records office of ancient Rome located on the Capitoline Hill.
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Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic, best known for his influential role in the Senate and his tenure as princeps senatus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) Target entity description: Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) was a Roman statesman and general from a distinguished military family who played a leading role in Rome’s struggle against King Pyrrhus of Epirus during the early 3rd century BCE.
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A.
Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus was a leading Samnite commander and prominent rebel leader during the Roman Social War (91–88 BC).
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B.
Gaius Flaminius
Gaius Flaminius was a Roman statesman and general of the 3rd century BC, known for his populist politics, major public works, and his death commanding Roman forces at the Battle of Lake Trasimene during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo was a Roman statesman and consul who led the Marian faction during the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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Lucius Cornelius
Lucius Cornelius was a Roman architect known for designing the Tabularium, the official records office of ancient Rome located on the Capitoline Hill.
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Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic, best known for his influential role in the Senate and his tenure as princeps senatus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
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Roman general ⓘ ancient Roman politician ⓘ ancient Roman senator ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateFloruit | early 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| cognomen | Mus ⓘ |
| conflict | war against Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Roman general
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Roman statesman ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | military family background ⓘ |
| era | pre-imperial Rome ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| familyName | Decius ⓘ |
| father |
Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Publius Decius Mus (consul of 312 BCE)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Publius ⓘ |
| grandfather | Publius Decius Mus (consul of 340 BCE) ⓘ |
| hasAncestorWithCustom | devotio (self-sacrificial battlefield vow) ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Decia ⓘ |
| militaryConflictOpponent | Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Decii Mures ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in Roman resistance to Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| notedFor | role in Rome’s struggle against King Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 279 BCE ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 279 BCE ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Pyrrhic War
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Pyrrhic War ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Pyrrhic conflicts
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| politicalEntityServed | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld | consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| region | Italy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) Description of subject: Publius Decius Mus (consul of 279 BCE) was a Roman statesman and general from a distinguished military family who played a leading role in Rome’s struggle against King Pyrrhus of Epirus during the early 3rd century BCE.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.