Marcus Aurelius Probus
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Marcus Aurelius Probus was a Roman emperor of the 3rd century known for his military successes, efforts to restore stability to the empire, and extensive use of soldiers in agricultural work.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Augustus | 1 |
| Marcus Aurelius Probus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8312974 — 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: Marcus Aurelius Probus Context triple: [Probus, givenName, Marcus Aurelius Probus]
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Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century best known for his rivalry with Constantine the Great and his defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD.
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Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius was a Roman emperor of the 2nd century known for his peaceful and prosperous reign, legal reforms, and role in continuing the adoptive succession of the "Five Good Emperors."
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Maximian
Maximian was a Roman emperor who ruled as co-augustus alongside Diocletian during the late 3rd and early 4th centuries, helping to stabilize and reform the empire.
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D.
Maximinus Daia
Maximinus Daia was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century, known as one of the Tetrarchs and a fierce persecutor of Christians in the eastern provinces.
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E.
Hadrian
Hadrian was a 2nd-century Roman emperor best known for consolidating and fortifying the empire’s frontiers, including commissioning Hadrian’s Wall in Britain, and for his extensive building projects and patronage of Greek culture.
- 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: Marcus Aurelius Probus Target entity description: Marcus Aurelius Probus was a Roman emperor of the 3rd century known for his military successes, efforts to restore stability to the empire, and extensive use of soldiers in agricultural work.
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A.
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century best known for his rivalry with Constantine the Great and his defeat at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD.
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B.
Antoninus Pius
Antoninus Pius was a Roman emperor of the 2nd century known for his peaceful and prosperous reign, legal reforms, and role in continuing the adoptive succession of the "Five Good Emperors."
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C.
Maximian
Maximian was a Roman emperor who ruled as co-augustus alongside Diocletian during the late 3rd and early 4th centuries, helping to stabilize and reform the empire.
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D.
Maximinus Daia
Maximinus Daia was a Roman emperor of the early 4th century, known as one of the Tetrarchs and a fierce persecutor of Christians in the eastern provinces.
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E.
Hadrian
Hadrian was a 2nd-century Roman emperor best known for consolidating and fortifying the empire’s frontiers, including commissioning Hadrian’s Wall in Britain, and for his extensive building projects and patronage of Greek culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Probus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0232 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Pannonia
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirmium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sirmium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
assassination
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killed by his own soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict |
campaigns in Gaul
ⓘ
campaigns in the East ⓘ wars against Germanic tribes ⓘ wars against Goths ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0282 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Pannonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sirmium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Illyrian emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Probus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Marcus Aurelius Probus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaigns in the East
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defeating Germanic tribes ⓘ defeating Gothic tribes ⓘ military successes ⓘ restoring stability to the Roman Empire ⓘ strengthening the Danube frontier ⓘ use of soldiers in agricultural work ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
encouraging viticulture in the provinces
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rebuilding cities and infrastructure ⓘ restoration of order in the provinces ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman emperor
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consul of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 282 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 276 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| successor | Carus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| usedSoldiersFor |
agricultural labor
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vineyard cultivation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcus Aurelius Probus Description of subject: Marcus Aurelius Probus was a Roman emperor of the 3rd century known for his military successes, efforts to restore stability to the empire, and extensive use of soldiers in agricultural work.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.