Gens Cornelia
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Gens Cornelia was one of the most prominent and influential patrician families of ancient Rome, producing numerous notable statesmen, generals, and consuls.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| gens Cornelia | 2 |
| Gens Cornelia canonical | 1 |
| Roman nomen Cornelius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9273814 — 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: Gens Cornelia Context triple: [Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum, namedAfter, Gens Cornelia]
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A.
Cocceia gens
The Cocceia gens was an ancient Roman family of senatorial rank, best known for producing the emperor Nerva.
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B.
Pompeia gens
The Pompeia gens was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome that produced several notable politicians and generals, most famously Pompey the Great.
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C.
Gens Iulia
Gens Iulia was a prominent ancient Roman patrician family that claimed divine descent from Venus through Aeneas and his son Ascanius, and later produced Julius Caesar and Augustus.
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D.
Atia gens
The Atia gens was an ancient Roman family or clan, known for its members' roles in Roman political and social life.
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E.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
- 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: Gens Cornelia Target entity description: Gens Cornelia was one of the most prominent and influential patrician families of ancient Rome, producing numerous notable statesmen, generals, and consuls.
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A.
Cocceia gens
The Cocceia gens was an ancient Roman family of senatorial rank, best known for producing the emperor Nerva.
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B.
Pompeia gens
The Pompeia gens was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome that produced several notable politicians and generals, most famously Pompey the Great.
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C.
Gens Iulia
Gens Iulia was a prominent ancient Roman patrician family that claimed divine descent from Venus through Aeneas and his son Ascanius, and later produced Julius Caesar and Augustus.
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D.
Atia gens
The Atia gens was an ancient Roman family or clan, known for its members' roles in Roman political and social life.
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E.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman gens
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patrician family ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Cornelii Arvinae
NERFINISHED
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Cornelii Balbi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Cethegi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Chrysogoni NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Cossi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Dolabellae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Lentuli NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Maluginenses NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Mammulae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Merulae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Rufini NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Scapulae NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Scipiones NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelii Sullae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Gaius Cornelius Balbus (major)
NERFINISHED
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Gaius Cornelius Balbus (minor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaius Cornelius Cethegus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (consul 146 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (consul 56 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (consul 72 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (consul 97 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Augur NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Cinna NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Lupus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Merula NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio (consul 218 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (consul 191 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (pontifex maximus) NERFINISHED ⓘ Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio NERFINISHED ⓘ Servius Cornelius Cethegus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
producing Roman consuls
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producing Roman generals ⓘ producing Roman statesmen ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| nomen | Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates (for many of its members) ⓘ |
| socialClass | patrician ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Republic
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early Roman Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gens Cornelia Description of subject: Gens Cornelia was one of the most prominent and influential patrician families of ancient Rome, producing numerous notable statesmen, generals, and consuls.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
gens Cornelia
this entity surface form:
gens Cornelia
this entity surface form:
Roman nomen Cornelius