Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
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Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus was a Roman senator and consul in 49 BC, known as a staunch opponent of Julius Caesar during the late Republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus canonical | 3 |
| Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus, consul in 49 BC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8915320 — 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: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus Context triple: [gens Cornelia, hasMember, Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus]
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Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura was a Roman senator and conspirator best known as one of the leading figures in the Catilinarian conspiracy against the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Lucius Cornelius
Lucius Cornelius was a Roman architect known for designing the Tabularium, the official records office of ancient Rome located on the Capitoline Hill.
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C.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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D.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther was a 1st-century BC Roman senator and consul known for his political alliance with Pompey and involvement in the late Republic’s power struggles.
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E.
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic, best known for his influential role in the Senate and his tenure as princeps senatus.
- 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: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus Target entity description: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus was a Roman senator and consul in 49 BC, known as a staunch opponent of Julius Caesar during the late Republic.
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A.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura was a Roman senator and conspirator best known as one of the leading figures in the Catilinarian conspiracy against the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Lucius Cornelius
Lucius Cornelius was a Roman architect known for designing the Tabularium, the official records office of ancient Rome located on the Capitoline Hill.
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C.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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D.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther was a 1st-century BC Roman senator and consul known for his political alliance with Pompey and involvement in the late Republic’s power struggles.
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E.
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic, best known for his influential role in the Senate and his tenure as princeps senatus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman politician
ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| action |
pressed for harsh measures against Caesar and his supporters
ⓘ
urged Caesar to disband his legions and return to Rome as a private citizen ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman citizen ⓘ |
| cognomen | Lentulus ⓘ |
| conflict |
Caesar’s Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Caesar’s civil war
|
| consulshipWith |
Gaius Claudius Marcellus
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor
|
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution ⓘ |
| deathDate | 48 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Egypt ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| familyName | Cornelius ⓘ |
| fledTo |
Greece
ⓘ
Pompey’s camp ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| heldRank | senatorial rank ⓘ |
| killedBy | agents of Ptolemaic court in Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor | influencing the Senate’s decision to confront Caesar in 49 BC ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
gens Cornelia
ⓘ
patrician class ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Appian’s Civil Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Appian's Civil Wars
Cassius Dio’s Roman History ⓘ Plutarch’s Life of Caesar ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Julius Caesar
Plutarch’s Life of Pompey ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Pompey
|
| notableFor |
leadership among the senatorial optimates
ⓘ
staunch opposition to Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 48 BC ⓘ |
| officeStart | 49 BC ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimate ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman consul
ⓘ
Roman senator ⓘ praetor ⓘ |
| praenomen | Lucius ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
leading opponent of Caesar in the Senate
ⓘ
participant in the political crisis of 49 BC ⓘ supporter of the senatus consultum ultimum against Caesar ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Pompeian faction ⓘ |
| supported |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
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linked to:
Pompey the Great
optimates faction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus Description of subject: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus was a Roman senator and consul in 49 BC, known as a staunch opponent of Julius Caesar during the late Republic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus