Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
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Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus was a Roman politician and consul, known chiefly as Julius Caesar’s conservative co-consul and staunch opponent during the late Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8474121 — 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 Calpurnius Bibulus Context triple: [Commentarii de Bello Civili, portraysFigure, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus]
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A.
Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus was a leading Samnite commander and prominent rebel leader during the Roman Social War (91–88 BC).
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B.
Menenius Agrippa
Menenius Agrippa is a Roman senator and shrewd political mediator in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus," known for his wit and efforts to reconcile the hero with the people.
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C.
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo was a Roman statesman and consul who led the Marian faction during the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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D.
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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E.
Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- 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 Calpurnius Bibulus Target entity description: Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus was a Roman politician and consul, known chiefly as Julius Caesar’s conservative co-consul and staunch opponent during the late Republic.
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A.
Gaius Papius Mutilus
Gaius Papius Mutilus was a leading Samnite commander and prominent rebel leader during the Roman Social War (91–88 BC).
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B.
Menenius Agrippa
Menenius Agrippa is a Roman senator and shrewd political mediator in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus," known for his wit and efforts to reconcile the hero with the people.
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C.
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo was a Roman statesman and consul who led the Marian faction during the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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D.
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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E.
Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
ⓘ
ancient Roman politician ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1st century BC Roman politics ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cato the Younger’s conservative circle ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| coConsul | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| cognomen | Bibulus ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| deathPlace | eastern Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| diedDuring | Caesarian–Pompeian civil war ⓘ |
| era |
late Roman Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Roman Republic
|
| familyName |
Calpurnius
ⓘ
linked to:
Calpurnii Pisones
|
| fatherInLaw | Cato the Younger ⓘ |
| gens |
Calpurnia
ⓘ
linked to:
gens Calpurnia
|
| historicalSource |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
ⓘ
Plutarch’s Lives ⓘ
linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars ⓘ
linked to:
De vita Caesarum
|
| knownAs | conservative co-consul of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
claiming to observe the heavens to obstruct public assemblies
ⓘ
withdrawing from public business during his consulship ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Roman senator ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| militaryRole | naval commander in the civil war against Caesar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to block Caesar’s legislative program in 59 BC
ⓘ
opposition to Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | “the consulship of Julius and Caesar” (mocking his marginalization) ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| opposed |
First Triumvirate’s policies
ⓘ
agrarian law of Julius Caesar in 59 BC ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
aedile
ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ praetor ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Rome ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | Servilia ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Porcia Catonis ⓘ |
| supported | Pompey in the civil war against Caesar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| usedLegalProcedure | religious obstruction by declaring unfavorable omens ⓘ |
| yearOfConsulship | 59 BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus Description of subject: Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus was a Roman politician and consul, known chiefly as Julius Caesar’s conservative co-consul and staunch opponent during the late Republic.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.