Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus
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Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus is the shrewd and often comically self-serving Roman lanista (gladiator trainer and owner) portrayed by Peter Ustinov in the 1960 epic film "Spartacus."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Batiatus in Spartacus | 1 |
| Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5368322 — 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: Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus Context triple: [Peter Ustinov, notableRole, Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus]
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A.
Lucio
Lucio is a popular support hero in the game Overwatch, known for his music-based abilities that heal and speed up teammates.
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B.
Lucio
Lucio is a roguish, witty gentleman in Shakespeare’s play "Measure for Measure," known for his bawdy humor, moral hypocrisy, and role as a comic commentator on the play’s themes of justice and corruption.
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C.
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman official and administrator of Egyptian origin who served as a high-ranking imperial bureaucrat under the Antonine emperors.
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D.
Cardo Maximus
Cardo Maximus is the main colonnaded north–south street of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan, notable for its well-preserved columns and paving.
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E.
Lucilius Bassus
Lucilius Bassus was a 1st-century Roman general who played a key role in suppressing the Jewish Revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
- 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: Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus Target entity description: Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus is the shrewd and often comically self-serving Roman lanista (gladiator trainer and owner) portrayed by Peter Ustinov in the 1960 epic film "Spartacus."
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A.
Lucio
Lucio is a popular support hero in the game Overwatch, known for his music-based abilities that heal and speed up teammates.
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B.
Lucio
Lucio is a roguish, witty gentleman in Shakespeare’s play "Measure for Measure," known for his bawdy humor, moral hypocrisy, and role as a comic commentator on the play’s themes of justice and corruption.
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C.
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus
Gaius Avidius Heliodorus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman official and administrator of Egyptian origin who served as a high-ranking imperial bureaucrat under the Antonine emperors.
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D.
Cardo Maximus
Cardo Maximus is the main colonnaded north–south street of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan, notable for its well-preserved columns and paving.
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E.
Lucilius Bassus
Lucilius Bassus was a 1st-century Roman general who played a key role in suppressing the Jewish Revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedForScreenBy | Dalton Trumbo ⓘ |
| alliesWith |
Spartacus (character)
ⓘ
Varinia (character) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Spartacus (1960 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Capua ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista) ⓘ |
| businessInterest | profit from gladiator fights ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comical
ⓘ
cunning ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ self-serving ⓘ shrewd ⓘ |
| createdBy | Howard Fast ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Crixus (character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Crixus
Spartacus (character) ⓘ Varinia (character) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Spartacus (1960 film universe)
ⓘ
linked to:
Spartacus (1960 film)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Crassus (character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Crassus in Spartacus
Gracchus (character) ⓘ Julius Caesar (character in Spartacus 1960) ⓘ
linked to:
Julius Caesar in Spartacus
|
| languageSpoken | Latin (depicted) ⓘ |
| loyalty | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| name |
Lentulus Batiatus
ⓘ
linked to:
Lentulus
|
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| nationality | Roman ⓘ |
| occupation |
gladiator owner
ⓘ
gladiator trainer ⓘ lanista ⓘ |
| owns | gladiator school in Capua ⓘ |
| partOf | Spartacus (1960 film) cast of characters ⓘ |
| portrayalType | live-action ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Peter Ustinov ⓘ |
| portrayedByAward | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (won by Peter Ustinov for Spartacus) ⓘ |
| portrayedByNationality | British actor ⓘ |
| relationshipToCrassus | business associate ⓘ |
| relationshipToGracchus | political contact ⓘ |
| relationshipToSpartacus | owner of Spartacus ⓘ |
| relationshipToVarinia | owner of Varinia ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
late Roman Republic
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linked to:
Late Roman Republic
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linked to: Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus