Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his support of Sulla and his role in the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius canonical | 11 |
| Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8618747 — 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: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Context triple: [Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, child, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius]
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A.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman of the powerful Caecilii Metelli family who reached the consulship during the late Roman Republic.
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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C.
Scipio Nasica Serapio
Scipio Nasica Serapio was a prominent Roman statesman and jurist of the 2nd century BC, known for his conservative politics and role in the opposition to the reforms of Tiberius Gracchus.
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D.
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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E.
Metellus Scipio
Metellus Scipio was a Roman senator and general of the late Republic, known as a leading Optimate commander who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war and was defeated at the Battle of Thapsus.
- 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: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Target entity description: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his support of Sulla and his role in the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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A.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman of the powerful Caecilii Metelli family who reached the consulship during the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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C.
Scipio Nasica Serapio
Scipio Nasica Serapio was a prominent Roman statesman and jurist of the 2nd century BC, known for his conservative politics and role in the opposition to the reforms of Tiberius Gracchus.
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D.
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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E.
Metellus Scipio
Metellus Scipio was a Roman senator and general of the late Republic, known as a leading Optimate commander who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war and was defeated at the Battle of Thapsus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Roman general
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Roman statesman ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| allyOf | Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 130 BC ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Pius ⓘ |
| commandedInRegion |
Hispania
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linked to:
Hispania (probable)
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| conflict |
campaigns in Hispania against Sertorius
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war against Gaius Marius and Marian faction ⓘ |
| consulshipYear | 80 BC ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 64 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | probably Rome ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| familyName | Caecilius Metellus ⓘ |
| father | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus ⓘ |
| givenName | Quintus ⓘ |
| governedProvince |
Hispania
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linked to:
Hispania (probable)
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| hasTitle | Pius ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
consul of the Roman Republic
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pontifex maximus ⓘ praetor ⓘ proconsul ⓘ propraetor ⓘ |
| honorificCognomenMeaning | dutiful ⓘ |
| honorificCognomenReason | for his efforts to secure his father’s recall from exile ⓘ |
| knownFor |
loyalty to his father
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role in consolidating Sulla’s regime ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Caecilia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Caecilii Metelli ⓘ |
| notableFor | support of Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gaius Marius
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Quintus Sertorius ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Roman civil wars of the early 1st century BC
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Social War ⓘ Sulla’s civil war ⓘ
linked to:
Sulla’s Second Civil War
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| partOf | Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Sullan faction ⓘ |
| socialClass | Roman patrician or high nobility ⓘ |
| supportedPolicyOf | Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Description of subject: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his support of Sulla and his role in the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
subject linked to:
Caecilius
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
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relativeByAdoption
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
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