Tacitus
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Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator best known for his detailed and critical accounts of the early Roman Empire, including references to figures such as Pontius Pilate and early Christians.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tacitus canonical | 78 |
| Publius Cornelius Tacitus | 4 |
| Cornelius Tacitus | 1 |
| Tacitus' Annals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T207268 — 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: Tacitus Context triple: [Pontius Pilate, source, Tacitus]
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A.
Lactantius
Lactantius was an early 4th-century Christian author and apologist, best known for his work "Divine Institutes" and for serving as an advisor and tutor in the court of Emperor Constantine.
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B.
Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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C.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
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D.
Tertullian
Tertullian was an early Christian theologian and writer from Carthage, known for his influential Latin apologetic and polemical works that helped shape Western Christian thought.
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E.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd-century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher best known for his work "Meditations" and for exemplifying the ideal of the philosopher-king.
- 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: Tacitus Target entity description: Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator best known for his detailed and critical accounts of the early Roman Empire, including references to figures such as Pontius Pilate and early Christians.
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A.
Lactantius
Lactantius was an early 4th-century Christian author and apologist, best known for his work "Divine Institutes" and for serving as an advisor and tutor in the court of Emperor Constantine.
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B.
Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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C.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
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D.
Tertullian
Tertullian was an early Christian theologian and writer from Carthage, known for his influential Latin apologetic and polemical works that helped shape Western Christian thought.
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E.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd-century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher best known for his work "Meditations" and for exemplifying the ideal of the philosopher-king.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman senator
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ancient Roman historian ⓘ author ⓘ orator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Rome
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| dateOfBirth | circa 56 CE ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | after 117 CE ⓘ |
| described |
Germanic tribes in Germania
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governorship of Agricola in Britain ⓘ |
| era | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tacitus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cornelius Tacitus
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| genre |
biography
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ethnography ⓘ history ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| givenName | Publius ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the greatest Roman historians ⓘ |
| influenced |
Edward Gibbon
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modern historiography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Livy
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Sallust ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concise and epigrammatic Latin style
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critical analysis of Roman emperors ⓘ early non-Christian reference to Christians ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| name |
Tacitus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
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| notableWork |
Agricola
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Annals ⓘ Dialogus de oratoribus ⓘ Germania ⓘ Histories ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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orator ⓘ proconsul ⓘ senator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
consul suffectus of the Roman Empire
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proconsul of Asia ⓘ senator of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relative | Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ |
| subjectOf | study of early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriodWrittenAbout |
69–96 CE
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reigns from Tiberius to Nero ⓘ |
| workAuthored |
Agricola
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Annals ⓘ Dialogus de oratoribus ⓘ Germania ⓘ Histories ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Caligula
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Claudius ⓘ Domitian ⓘ Flavian dynasty ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus (as Christus)
Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ Nero ⓘ Pontius Pilate ⓘ Tiberius ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ early Christians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tacitus Description of subject: Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator best known for his detailed and critical accounts of the early Roman Empire, including references to figures such as Pontius Pilate and early Christians.
Referenced by (84)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Batavi
this entity surface form:
Cornelius Tacitus
this entity surface form:
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
this entity surface form:
Tacitus' Annals
subject surface form:
P.C. Hooft
this entity surface form:
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
this entity surface form:
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
this entity surface form:
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
subject surface form:
Battle of Watling Street