Manius Curius Dentatus
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Manius Curius Dentatus was a prominent early Roman general and statesman best known for his victories over the Samnites and Pyrrhus of Epirus and for exemplifying traditional Roman frugality and virtue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manius Curius Dentatus canonical | 2 |
| Manius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2415006 — 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: Manius Curius Dentatus Context triple: [Pyrrhic War, notableCommander, Manius Curius Dentatus]
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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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Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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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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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 Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Manius Curius Dentatus Target entity description: Manius Curius Dentatus was a prominent early Roman general and statesman best known for his victories over the Samnites and Pyrrhus of Epirus and for exemplifying traditional Roman frugality and virtue.
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A.
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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Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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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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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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E.
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman general
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ancient Roman politician ⓘ censor of the Roman Republic ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| anecdote | famously refused Samnite bribes while cooking a simple meal of turnips ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | 270s BC ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Beneventum ⓘ |
| censorshipYear | 272 BC ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Dentatus ⓘ |
| consulshipYear |
274 BC
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275 BC ⓘ 290 BC ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman ⓘ |
| defeated |
Bruttians
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Lucanians ⓘ Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ Sabines ⓘ Samnites ⓘ |
| era | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| infrastructureProject |
construction of the Curius Aqueduct (Aqua Curius) to Rome
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drainage of the Velino marshes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exemplifying Roman frugality
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exemplifying Roman virtue ⓘ victories over Pyrrhus of Epirus ⓘ victories over the Samnites ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of old Roman simplicity and integrity ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Pyrrhic War
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Roman–Samnite Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Third Samnite War
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| moralExemplarFor |
Roman civic virtue
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Roman frugality ⓘ |
| nomen | Curius ⓘ |
| notableVirtue | contempt for luxury ⓘ |
| numberOfConsulships | 3 ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
censor of the Roman Republic
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consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ praetor of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| praenomen |
Manius Curius Dentatus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Manius
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| reputation |
austere
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frugal ⓘ incorruptible ⓘ |
| roleInBattle | Roman commander at the Battle of Beneventum ⓘ |
| socialClass | plebeian ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero
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Frontinus ⓘ Plutarch ⓘ |
| tribeOrGens | gens Curia ⓘ |
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Subject: Manius Curius Dentatus Description of subject: Manius Curius Dentatus was a prominent early Roman general and statesman best known for his victories over the Samnites and Pyrrhus of Epirus and for exemplifying traditional Roman frugality and virtue.
Referenced by (3)
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