Silius Italicus
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Silius Italicus was a 1st-century Roman senator, orator, and epic poet best known for his historical epic "Punica" about the Second Punic War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Silius Italicus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287983 — 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: Silius Italicus Context triple: [Silver Age of Latin literature, hasNotableAuthor, Silius Italicus]
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A.
Ennius
Ennius was an early Roman poet, often called the "father of Roman poetry," whose epic and dramatic works profoundly shaped later Latin literature.
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B.
Statius
Statius was a prominent Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, best known for his epic "Thebaid" and his collection of occasional poems, the "Silvae."
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C.
Marcus Statius Priscus
Marcus Statius Priscus was a 2nd-century Roman senator and general best known for his prominent military leadership during the Roman–Parthian conflicts under the Antonine emperors.
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D.
Gaius Silius
Gaius Silius was a prominent Roman senator and aristocrat best known for his scandalous affair with the empress Valeria Messalina and his subsequent execution under Emperor Claudius.
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E.
Lucan
Lucan was a prominent Roman poet of the Silver Age, best known for his epic "Pharsalia" and his involvement in the failed Pisonian conspiracy against Emperor Nero.
- 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: Silius Italicus Target entity description: Silius Italicus was a 1st-century Roman senator, orator, and epic poet best known for his historical epic "Punica" about the Second Punic War.
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A.
Ennius
Ennius was an early Roman poet, often called the "father of Roman poetry," whose epic and dramatic works profoundly shaped later Latin literature.
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B.
Statius
Statius was a prominent Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, best known for his epic "Thebaid" and his collection of occasional poems, the "Silvae."
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C.
Marcus Statius Priscus
Marcus Statius Priscus was a 2nd-century Roman senator and general best known for his prominent military leadership during the Roman–Parthian conflicts under the Antonine emperors.
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D.
Gaius Silius
Gaius Silius was a prominent Roman senator and aristocrat best known for his scandalous affair with the empress Valeria Messalina and his subsequent execution under Emperor Claudius.
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E.
Lucan
Lucan is a small rural community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman poet
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Roman senator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| admired |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | voluntary starvation ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 28 CE ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | c. 101 CE ⓘ |
| era | Flavian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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historical epic ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
consul of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
proconsul of Asia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ennius
NERFINISHED
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Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Punica
NERFINISHED
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writing the longest surviving Latin epic poem ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Silver Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Pliny the Younger’s Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Silius Italicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Punica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksInPunica | 17 ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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consul ⓘ orator ⓘ poet ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ senator ⓘ |
| owned | villa at the site of Virgil’s tomb ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | probably Rome ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Naples ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Pliny the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Emperor Domitian
NERFINISHED
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Emperor Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Vespasian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOfPunica | Second Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasActiveIn | 1st century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silius Italicus Description of subject: Silius Italicus was a 1st-century Roman senator, orator, and epic poet best known for his historical epic "Punica" about the Second Punic War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.