Quintus Atius Balbus
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Quintus Atius Balbus was a Roman nobleman of the late Republic, best known as the father of Julia Minor and thus a maternal ancestor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quintus Atius Balbus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8098141 — 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: Quintus Atius Balbus Context triple: [Julia Minor, child, Quintus Atius Balbus]
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A.
Gaius Atius Balbus
Gaius Atius Balbus was a Roman senator of the late Republic, best known as the father of Julia Minor and thus a maternal ancestor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
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B.
Marcus Atius Balbus
Marcus Atius Balbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the late Republic, best known as the maternal grandfather of the future emperor Augustus.
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C.
Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
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D.
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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E.
Pomponius
Pomponius is a figure from early Roman tradition known primarily as a son of the legendary second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.
- 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: Quintus Atius Balbus Target entity description: Quintus Atius Balbus was a Roman nobleman of the late Republic, best known as the father of Julia Minor and thus a maternal ancestor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
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A.
Gaius Atius Balbus
Gaius Atius Balbus was a Roman senator of the late Republic, best known as the father of Julia Minor and thus a maternal ancestor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
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B.
Marcus Atius Balbus
Marcus Atius Balbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the late Republic, best known as the maternal grandfather of the future emperor Augustus.
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C.
Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
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D.
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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E.
Pomponius
Pomponius is a figure from early Roman tradition known primarily as a son of the legendary second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman senator
ⓘ
ancient Roman nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| child |
Atia Balba Caesonia
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Atia Balba Prima ⓘ
linked to:
Atia Balba Caesonia
Atia Balba Secunda ⓘ
linked to:
Atia Balba Caesonia
Atia Balba Tertia ⓘ
linked to:
Atia Balba Caesonia
Julia Minor (by some reconstructions of the family tree) ⓘ
linked to:
Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar)
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| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| familyName | Atius ⓘ |
| father | Marcus Atius Balbus ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Marcus Atius Balbus (the elder)
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Atius Balbus
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| hasAncestor | gens Claudia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being maternal ancestor of Augustus
ⓘ
connection to the Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| maternalGrandfatherOf | Augustus ⓘ |
| mother | Claudia ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | gens Atia ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld | praetor ⓘ |
| relative |
Augustus
ⓘ
Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | Roman nobility ⓘ |
| spouse |
Julia Minor (aunt of Julius Caesar)
ⓘ
linked to:
Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar)
Julia, sister of Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder ⓘ
linked to:
Julia, sister of Julius Caesar
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| timePeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quintus Atius Balbus Description of subject: Quintus Atius Balbus was a Roman nobleman of the late Republic, best known as the father of Julia Minor and thus a maternal ancestor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
Referenced by (1)
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