revolt of Marcian
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The revolt of Marcian was an unsuccessful 5th-century uprising led by the son of the former emperor Anthemius against Eastern Roman emperor Zeno.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| revolt of Marcian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8311090 — 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: revolt of Marcian Context triple: [Zeno Isaurian, conflict, revolt of Marcian]
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A.
revolt of Basiliscus
The revolt of Basiliscus was a short-lived usurpation of the Eastern Roman throne in 475–476 CE, when the general Basiliscus briefly deposed Emperor Zeno before being overthrown and killed.
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B.
Lares Uprising
The Lares Uprising was an 1868 armed rebellion in Puerto Rico against Spanish colonial rule, regarded as a key symbol of the island’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Constantinian civil war
The Constantinian civil war was a series of early 4th-century conflicts within the Roman Empire that culminated in Constantine the Great’s victory over rival emperors and the consolidation of his sole rule.
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D.
Year of the Four Emperors
The Year of the Four Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war in 69 AD during which four different men successively claimed the Roman imperial throne before stability was restored under Vespasian.
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E.
Nika riots
The Nika riots were a massive and violent uprising in Constantinople in 532 CE that nearly overthrew Emperor Justinian I before being brutally suppressed, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
- 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: revolt of Marcian Target entity description: The revolt of Marcian was an unsuccessful 5th-century uprising led by the son of the former emperor Anthemius against Eastern Roman emperor Zeno.
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A.
revolt of Basiliscus
The revolt of Basiliscus was a short-lived usurpation of the Eastern Roman throne in 475–476 CE, when the general Basiliscus briefly deposed Emperor Zeno before being overthrown and killed.
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B.
Lares Uprising
The Lares Uprising was an 1868 armed rebellion in Puerto Rico against Spanish colonial rule, regarded as a key symbol of the island’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Constantinian civil war
The Constantinian civil war was a series of early 4th-century conflicts within the Roman Empire that culminated in Constantine the Great’s victory over rival emperors and the consolidation of his sole rule.
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D.
Year of the Four Emperors
The Year of the Four Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war in 69 AD during which four different men successively claimed the Roman imperial throne before stability was restored under Vespasian.
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E.
Nika riots
The Nika riots were a massive and violent uprising in Constantinople in 532 CE that nearly overthrew Emperor Justinian I before being brutally suppressed, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
Roman nobleman ⓘ civil conflict ⓘ uprising ⓘ usurper claimant ⓘ |
| about | attempt to replace Zeno on the Eastern Roman throne ⓘ |
| after | reign of Anthemius ⓘ |
| conflictWith | reign of Zeno ⓘ |
| describedAs | unsuccessful 5th-century uprising against Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| dynasty | Theodosian-related imperial family ⓘ |
| father | Anthemius ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dynastic ambitions of Marcian
ⓘ
opposition to Emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Eastern Roman army
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine armed forces
Marcian ⓘ Zeno ⓘ supporters of Marcian ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| leader | Marcian ⓘ |
| location |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| opponent |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Zeno ⓘ |
| outcome | unsuccessful uprising ⓘ |
| partOf | internal conflicts of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | late 5th century ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Eastern Roman emperor
ⓘ
Western Roman emperor ⓘ |
| result | failure ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 5th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: revolt of Marcian Description of subject: The revolt of Marcian was an unsuccessful 5th-century uprising led by the son of the former emperor Anthemius against Eastern Roman emperor Zeno.
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