Lepidus controlled parts of Africa
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Lepidus controlled parts of Africa was the share of African territories assigned to the Roman statesman Lepidus under the power-sharing arrangement of the Second Triumvirate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lepidus controlled parts of Africa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8377527 — 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: Lepidus controlled parts of Africa Context triple: [Second Triumvirate, territorialDivision, Lepidus controlled parts of Africa]
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A.
Africa Proconsularis
Africa Proconsularis was a wealthy Roman province in North Africa, centered on modern-day Tunisia and parts of Libya, known for its prosperous cities, agriculture, and strategic importance to the Roman Empire.
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B.
Hannibal (temporarily influenced region)
Hannibal (temporarily influenced region) refers to the areas of Italy and surrounding territories that briefly fell under the control or sway of the Carthaginian general Hannibal during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Libya (parts)
Libya (parts) refers to the regions of modern-day Libya that were once incorporated into the expansive North African and Iberian empire ruled by the Almohad dynasty in the 12th–13th centuries.
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D.
Governor-General of Italian Libya
The Governor-General of Italian Libya was the highest-ranking colonial official overseeing Italy’s administration and governance of its North African territory of Libya during the period of Italian rule.
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E.
Africanus
Africanus is the cognomen famously borne by the Roman general Scipio, celebrated for his decisive victories over Carthage in the Second Punic War.
- 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: Lepidus controlled parts of Africa Target entity description: Lepidus controlled parts of Africa was the share of African territories assigned to the Roman statesman Lepidus under the power-sharing arrangement of the Second Triumvirate.
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A.
Africa Proconsularis
Africa Proconsularis was a wealthy Roman province in North Africa, centered on modern-day Tunisia and parts of Libya, known for its prosperous cities, agriculture, and strategic importance to the Roman Empire.
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B.
Hannibal (temporarily influenced region)
Hannibal (temporarily influenced region) refers to the areas of Italy and surrounding territories that briefly fell under the control or sway of the Carthaginian general Hannibal during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Libya (parts)
Libya (parts) refers to the regions of modern-day Libya that were once incorporated into the expansive North African and Iberian empire ruled by the Almohad dynasty in the 12th–13th centuries.
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D.
Governor-General of Italian Libya
The Governor-General of Italian Libya was the highest-ranking colonial official overseeing Italy’s administration and governance of its North African territory of Libya during the period of Italian rule.
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E.
Africanus
Africanus is the cognomen famously borne by the Roman general Scipio, celebrated for his decisive victories over Carthage in the Second Punic War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historicalEvent
ⓘ
territorialArrangement ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Roman provinces in Africa ⓘ |
| chronologicallyWithin | Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Appian, Civil Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Appian’s Roman History
Cassius Dio, Roman History ⓘ
linked to:
Cassius Dio
Plutarch, Life of Antony ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Mark Antony
|
| endTime | 36 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Lepidus’ loss of power in 36 BC
ⓘ
Octavian’s increased control over western provinces ⓘ |
| follows |
assassination of Julius Caesar
ⓘ
formation of the Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| governmentForm | military command ⓘ |
| hasCause | Lex Titia ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Roman civil wars
ⓘ
struggle for power after Julius Caesar’s death ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of triumviral power
ⓘ
division of Roman provincial commands ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | extra-constitutional triumviral powers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Africa Nova
ⓘ
Africa Vetus ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaius Julius Caesar (Augustus)
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ Marcus Antonius ⓘ
linked to:
Mark Antony
|
| locatedIn |
North Africa
ⓘ
Roman Africa ⓘ
linked to:
Roman North Africa
|
| partOf |
Second Triumvirate power-sharing arrangement
ⓘ
territorial division between Octavian, Antony, and Lepidus ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
36 BC
ⓘ
37 BC ⓘ 38 BC ⓘ 39 BC ⓘ 40 BC ⓘ 41 BC ⓘ 42 BC ⓘ 43 BC ⓘ |
| startTime | 43 BC ⓘ |
| territoryOf | Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ |
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Subject: Lepidus controlled parts of Africa Description of subject: Lepidus controlled parts of Africa was the share of African territories assigned to the Roman statesman Lepidus under the power-sharing arrangement of the Second Triumvirate.
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