Publius Sulpicius Rufus
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Publius Sulpicius Rufus was a prominent Roman orator and politician of the late Republic, known for his eloquence and his role as tribune of the plebs during the turbulent years preceding Sulla’s dictatorship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Publius Sulpicius Rufus canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8310494 — 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: Publius Sulpicius Rufus Context triple: [De oratore, dialogueParticipants, Publius Sulpicius Rufus]
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M. Claudius Fronto
M. Claudius Fronto was a Roman military commander and senator of the 2nd century AD, noted for his leadership in Rome’s eastern campaigns against Parthia.
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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.
Publius Valerius Laevinus
Publius Valerius Laevinus was a Roman consul and general of the early 3rd century BC, known for leading Roman forces during the initial phase of the Pyrrhic War against King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
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D.
Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus
Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus was a wealthy Roman senator and consul of the early Imperial period, best known as the politically influential second husband of Agrippina the Younger.
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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: Publius Sulpicius Rufus Target entity description: Publius Sulpicius Rufus was a prominent Roman orator and politician of the late Republic, known for his eloquence and his role as tribune of the plebs during the turbulent years preceding Sulla’s dictatorship.
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A.
M. Claudius Fronto
M. Claudius Fronto was a Roman military commander and senator of the 2nd century AD, noted for his leadership in Rome’s eastern campaigns against Parthia.
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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.
Publius Valerius Laevinus
Publius Valerius Laevinus was a Roman consul and general of the early 3rd century BC, known for leading Roman forces during the initial phase of the Pyrrhic War against King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
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D.
Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus
Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus was a wealthy Roman senator and consul of the early Imperial period, best known as the politically influential second husband of Agrippina the Younger.
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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 (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman orator
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Roman politician ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
late Roman Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Roman Republic
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| areaOfActivity |
Roman law
ⓘ
Roman politics ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaius Marius
ⓘ
Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ newly enfranchised Italian citizens ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Social War aftermath
ⓘ
Sulla’s first march on Rome ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | proscription by Sulla ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Rufus ⓘ |
| conflict |
political conflict with Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
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political conflict with Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Appian’s Roman History
ⓘ
Cicero’s Brutus ⓘ
linked to:
Brutus (Cicero)
Plutarch’s Life of Sulla ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Sulla
|
| employer | Roman state ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| familyName | Sulpicius ⓘ |
| hasRole | leader of radical tribunate program in 88 BC ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped trigger Sulla’s first civil war ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Sulpicia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eloquence in public speaking
ⓘ
radical popularis legislation ⓘ use of armed supporters in Roman political assemblies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
law transferring the Mithridatic command from Sulla to Gaius Marius
ⓘ
legislation to distribute new Italian citizens among all Roman tribes ⓘ |
| occupation |
orator
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politician ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | tribunate of the plebs 88 BC ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | populares ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
orator
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senator ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| praenomen | Publius ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Publius Sulpicius Rufus Description of subject: Publius Sulpicius Rufus was a prominent Roman orator and politician of the late Republic, known for his eloquence and his role as tribune of the plebs during the turbulent years preceding Sulla’s dictatorship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.