Licinius II
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Licinius II was a Roman imperial prince of the early 4th century, son of Emperor Licinius I and Constantia (half-sister of Constantine the Great), who briefly held the junior title of Caesar before his execution amid dynastic conflicts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Licinius II canonical | 3 |
| Licinius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761601 — 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: Licinius II Context triple: [Caesar (imperial title), heldBy, Licinius II]
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Licinius
Licinius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century who ruled the eastern part of the empire and is best known for co-authoring the Edict of Milan, which granted religious tolerance to Christians.
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B.
Galerius
Galerius was a Roman emperor of the late 3rd and early 4th centuries CE, best known for his role in the Tetrarchy and for intensifying the persecution of Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Constantius III
Constantius III was a short-reigning Western Roman emperor and powerful general in the early 5th century, known for his role in stabilizing the empire during a period of crisis.
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D.
Constantin Constantius
Constantin Constantius is a literary pseudonym of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, under which he explored themes of repetition, subjectivity, and existential inwardness.
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E.
Constantius II
Constantius II was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled much of the Eastern Roman Empire and played a key role in the religious and political struggles following Constantine the Great’s reign.
- 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: Licinius II Target entity description: Licinius II was a Roman imperial prince of the early 4th century, son of Emperor Licinius I and Constantia (half-sister of Constantine the Great), who briefly held the junior title of Caesar before his execution amid dynastic conflicts.
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A.
Licinius
Licinius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century who ruled the eastern part of the empire and is best known for co-authoring the Edict of Milan, which granted religious tolerance to Christians.
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B.
Galerius
Galerius was a Roman emperor of the late 3rd and early 4th centuries CE, best known for his role in the Tetrarchy and for intensifying the persecution of Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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C.
Constantius III
Constantius III was a short-reigning Western Roman emperor and powerful general in the early 5th century, known for his role in stabilizing the empire during a period of crisis.
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D.
Constantin Constantius
Constantin Constantius is a literary pseudonym of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, under which he explored themes of repetition, subjectivity, and existential inwardness.
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E.
Constantius II
Constantius II was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled much of the Eastern Roman Empire and played a key role in the religious and political struggles following Constantine the Great’s reign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caesar
ⓘ
Roman imperial prince ⓘ member of the Constantinian dynasty ⓘ |
| appointedCaesarBy |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
Licinius ⓘ
surface form:
Licinius I
|
| associatedWith | Tetrarchic and Constantinian transition period ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 315 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | political purge ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman ⓘ |
| coCaesarWith |
Constantine II
ⓘ
Crispus ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathContext | dynastic conflict between Constantine I and Licinius I ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 326 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Salonika
ⓘ
surface form:
Thessalonica
|
| dynasty | Constantinian dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Illyrian-Roman through his father ⓘ |
| executedBy | agents of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| father |
Licinius
ⓘ
surface form:
Licinius I
|
| fullName |
Licinianus
ⓘ
surface form:
Valerius Licinianus Licinius
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Constantius Chlorus ⓘ |
| heldRank | princeps iuventutis ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of alliance between Licinius I and Constantine I ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| maternalAuntOrUncle |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| maternalLineage |
Constantinian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavian Constantinian line
|
| mother | Constantia ⓘ |
| motherTitle | Augusta ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Constantinian dynasty ⓘ |
| politicalRole | junior colleague in imperial college ⓘ |
| posthumousStatus | not deified ⓘ |
| reignAsCaesarEndDate | 324 ⓘ |
| reignAsCaesarStartDate | 317 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| removedFromSuccession | after defeat of Licinius I ⓘ |
| status | deceased ⓘ |
| styleOnCoins | DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C ⓘ |
| title |
Caesar
ⓘ
Nobilissimus Caesar ⓘ |
| uncle |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Licinius II Description of subject: Licinius II was a Roman imperial prince of the early 4th century, son of Emperor Licinius I and Constantia (half-sister of Constantine the Great), who briefly held the junior title of Caesar before his execution amid dynastic conflicts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Licinius