Tigellinus
E381166
Tigellinus was a powerful and notorious prefect of the Praetorian Guard under the Roman emperor Nero, known for his cruelty, political intrigue, and role in suppressing opposition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tigellinus canonical | 5 |
| Gaius Ofonius Tigellinus | 1 |
| Ofonius Tigellinus | 1 |
| Sofonius Tigellinus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3608361 — 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: Tigellinus Context triple: [Pisonian conspiracy, hasParticipant, Tigellinus]
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A.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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B.
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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C.
Lollius
Lollius was the Roman gens (family line) to which the aristocratic woman and briefly reigning empress Lollia Paulina belonged.
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D.
Aelius
Aelius is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) associated with several notable figures of the Roman Empire, including emperors and high-ranking officials.
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E.
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was a renowned early Roman statesman and general celebrated for his integrity, frugality, and role in resisting King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
- 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: Tigellinus Target entity description: Tigellinus was a powerful and notorious prefect of the Praetorian Guard under the Roman emperor Nero, known for his cruelty, political intrigue, and role in suppressing opposition.
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A.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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B.
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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C.
Lollius
Lollius was the Roman gens (family line) to which the aristocratic woman and briefly reigning empress Lollia Paulina belonged.
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D.
Aelius
Aelius is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) associated with several notable figures of the Roman Empire, including emperors and high-ranking officials.
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E.
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was a renowned early Roman statesman and general celebrated for his integrity, frugality, and role in resisting King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Praetorian prefect
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Roman eques ⓘ Roman politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activity |
court politics
ⓘ
state security operations ⓘ |
| afterNero | fell from power after Nero’s death ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nero ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Fire of Rome
ⓘ
Nero’s persecution of perceived enemies ⓘ |
| causeOf | executions of political opponents ⓘ |
| closeTo | Nero ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Servius Sulpicius Galba
ⓘ
surface form:
Galba
Otho ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Dio Cassius
ⓘ
Suetonius ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| employer |
Nero
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Romans ⓘ |
| fate | ordered to die under Emperor Otho ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Praetorian Guard ⓘ |
| name |
Tigellinus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaius Ofonius Tigellinus
Tigellinus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sofonius Tigellinus
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| notableFor |
cruelty
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influence over Emperor Nero ⓘ participation in court scandals under Nero ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ role in treason trials ⓘ suppression of opposition to Nero ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Roman senatorial opposition to Nero
ⓘ
Seneca the Younger ⓘ Thrasea Paetus ⓘ |
| participatedIn | repression following the Pisonian conspiracy ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporter of imperial autocracy ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Annals ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Praetorian Prefect
ⓘ
surface form:
Praetorian prefect
commander of the Praetorian Guard ⓘ |
| reputation |
corrupt courtier
ⓘ
notorious for cruelty ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | equestrian order ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century
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Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ |
| workLocation | Rome ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tigellinus Description of subject: Tigellinus was a powerful and notorious prefect of the Praetorian Guard under the Roman emperor Nero, known for his cruelty, political intrigue, and role in suppressing opposition.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ofonius Tigellinus
this entity surface form:
Gaius Ofonius Tigellinus
this entity surface form:
Sofonius Tigellinus