Lucius Munatius Plancus
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Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, general, and statesman of the late Republic who served under Julius Caesar and later helped shape the early principate under Augustus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucius Munatius Plancus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2923755 — 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: Lucius Munatius Plancus Context triple: [Lugdunum, foundedBy, Lucius Munatius Plancus]
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Gaius Aurelius Cotta
Gaius Aurelius Cotta was a Roman statesman and consul of the 3rd century BC, noted for his role in Roman politics and military affairs.
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B.
Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus
Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus was a Roman senator and consul of the early Principate, notable for his prominent political career under Augustus and Tiberius and his marriage into the imperial family.
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C.
M. Claudius Fronto
M. Claudius Fronto was a Roman military commander and senator of the 2nd century AD, noted for his leadership in Rome’s eastern campaigns against Parthia.
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D.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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E.
Lex Plautia Papiria
Lex Plautia Papiria was a Roman law enacted during the Social War that granted Roman citizenship to certain Italian allies who laid down their arms and registered with a Roman magistrate.
- 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: Lucius Munatius Plancus Target entity description: Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, general, and statesman of the late Republic who served under Julius Caesar and later helped shape the early principate under Augustus.
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A.
Gaius Aurelius Cotta
Gaius Aurelius Cotta was a Roman statesman and consul of the 3rd century BC, noted for his role in Roman politics and military affairs.
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B.
Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus
Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus was a Roman senator and consul of the early Principate, notable for his prominent political career under Augustus and Tiberius and his marriage into the imperial family.
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C.
M. Claudius Fronto
M. Claudius Fronto was a Roman military commander and senator of the 2nd century AD, noted for his leadership in Rome’s eastern campaigns against Parthia.
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D.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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E.
Lex Plautia Papiria
Lex Plautia Papiria was a Roman law enacted during the Social War that granted Roman citizenship to certain Italian allies who laid down their arms and registered with a Roman magistrate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman general
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Roman senator ⓘ Roman statesman ⓘ ancient Roman politician ⓘ member of the gens Munatia ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
Augustus
ⓘ
Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
|
| burialPlace | Tomb of Munatius Plancus at Gaeta ⓘ |
| censorshipYear | 22 BC ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| coCensorWith | Paullus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ |
| coConsulWith | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ |
| consulYear | 42 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rome
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surface form:
Rome (traditional attribution)
|
| era |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| founded |
Augusta Raurica
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Colonia Copia Felix Munatia Lugdunum ⓘ Lugdunum ⓘ colony near modern Basel ⓘ modern Lyon ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Roman consul
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censor of the Roman Republic ⓘ governor of Gallia Comata ⓘ governor of Gallia Narbonensis ⓘ governor of Syria ⓘ praetor ⓘ quaestor ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish | principate of Augustus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding of Augusta Raurica
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founding of Lugdunum ⓘ frequent changes of allegiance ⓘ political opportunism ⓘ role in transition from Republic to Empire ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterSupported |
Augustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
|
| memorial | mausoleum at Gaeta ⓘ |
| militaryRank | legatus ⓘ |
| opposed | Marcus Antonius in his final phase ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Caesar’s civil war
ⓘ
Gallic Wars ⓘ post‑Caesarian civil wars ⓘ |
| positionHeld | consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| supported |
Julius Caesar
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Mark Antony ⓘ |
| supportedCreationOf | title Augustus for Octavian ⓘ |
| switchedAllegianceTo | Octavian before Actium ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf |
Roman Senate
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surface form:
Roman Senate under Augustus
Roman Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of the Roman Republic
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lucius Munatius Plancus Description of subject: Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, general, and statesman of the late Republic who served under Julius Caesar and later helped shape the early principate under Augustus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.