Publius Vatinius
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Publius Vatinius was a Roman politician and military officer of the late Republic, best known as a loyal supporter of Julius Caesar and for his controversial tribunates and consulship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Publius Vatinius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8924260 — 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: Publius Vatinius Context triple: [Caesarian faction, hasMember, Publius Vatinius]
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A.
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."
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B.
Aulus
Aulus is a common Roman praenomen (given name) frequently used among men in ancient Rome.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Publius Vatinius Target entity description: Publius Vatinius was a Roman politician and military officer of the late Republic, best known as a loyal supporter of Julius Caesar and for his controversial tribunates and consulship.
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A.
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."
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B.
Aulus
Aulus is a common Roman praenomen (given name) frequently used among men in ancient Rome.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military officer
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ancient Roman politician ⓘ supporter of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| activity |
Roman lawmaking
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military campaigning ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commanded | forces for Caesar in Illyricum ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| era |
late Roman Republic
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linked to:
Late Roman Republic
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| heldOfficeDuring |
First Triumvirate period
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linked to:
First Triumvirate
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| introduced | lex Vatinia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial consulship
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controversial tribunates ⓘ loyal support of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| lex VatiniaGranted | proconsular command in Gaul to Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | legate ⓘ |
| notableWork | Vatinian law ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cato the Younger
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Cicero ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Caesar’s civil war
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late Roman Republic politics ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | populares ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
consul of the Roman Republic
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praetor ⓘ quaestor ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| received | triumphal honors from Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Julius Caesar in the civil war ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Cicero’s oration In Vatinium ⓘ |
| supported | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| wasAccusedOf |
abuse of tribunician powers
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corruption ⓘ electoral bribery ⓘ |
| wasAllyOf | Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| wasEnemyOf |
the Optimates faction
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linked to:
optimates
|
| wasMockedBy | Cicero ⓘ |
| wasMockedFor | physical deformities ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf | Cicero’s speech In Vatinium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Publius Vatinius Description of subject: Publius Vatinius was a Roman politician and military officer of the late Republic, best known as a loyal supporter of Julius Caesar and for his controversial tribunates and consulship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.