Scribonia (second wife of Augustus)
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Scribonia was a Roman noblewoman best known as the second wife of Emperor Augustus and the mother of his only biological child, Julia the Elder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scribonia (second wife of Augustus) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9707355 — 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: Scribonia (second wife of Augustus) Context triple: [gens Scribonia, notableMember, Scribonia (second wife of Augustus)]
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A.
Atia Balba Caesonia
Atia Balba Caesonia was a Roman noblewoman of the late Republic, best known as the mother of the future emperor Augustus and niece of Julius Caesar.
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B.
Livia Drusilla
Livia Drusilla was a powerful and influential Roman empress of the early Principate, known as the third wife of Augustus and a key political figure in shaping the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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C.
Vipsania Marcella (daughter of Agrippa and Julia)
Vipsania Marcella was a Roman noblewoman of the early Imperial period, the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder and a granddaughter of Emperor Augustus.
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D.
Cornelia (first wife of Julius Caesar)
Cornelia was a Roman noblewoman, the first wife of Julius Caesar and daughter of the powerful Marian leader Lucius Cornelius Cinna.
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E.
Fulvia Pia
Fulvia Pia was a Roman woman of the 2nd century AD, best known as the mother of the future emperor Septimius Severus.
- 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: Scribonia (second wife of Augustus) Target entity description: Scribonia was a Roman noblewoman best known as the second wife of Emperor Augustus and the mother of his only biological child, Julia the Elder.
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A.
Atia Balba Caesonia
Atia Balba Caesonia was a Roman noblewoman of the late Republic, best known as the mother of the future emperor Augustus and niece of Julius Caesar.
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B.
Livia Drusilla
Livia Drusilla was a powerful and influential Roman empress of the early Principate, known as the third wife of Augustus and a key political figure in shaping the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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C.
Vipsania Marcella (daughter of Agrippa and Julia)
Vipsania Marcella was a Roman noblewoman of the early Imperial period, the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder and a granddaughter of Emperor Augustus.
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D.
Cornelia (first wife of Julius Caesar)
Cornelia was a Roman noblewoman, the first wife of Julius Caesar and daughter of the powerful Marian leader Lucius Cornelius Cinna.
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E.
Fulvia Pia
Fulvia Pia was a Roman woman of the 2nd century AD, best known as the mother of the future emperor Septimius Severus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman aristocrat
ⓘ
ancient Roman noblewoman ⓘ member of the gens Scribonia ⓘ wife of a Roman emperor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Julio-Claudian dynasty
ⓘ
household of Augustus ⓘ |
| child |
Cornelia (daughter of Scribonia)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cornelia (first wife of Julius Caesar)
Julia the Elder ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Augustus
ⓘ
Julia the Elder ⓘ Livia Drusilla ⓘ |
| divorcedFrom | Augustus ⓘ |
| family | gens Scribonia ⓘ |
| father | Lucius Scribonius Libo ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatusAtTimeOfJuliaBirth | married to Octavian (later Augustus) ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 39 BC (divorce from Octavian/Augustus) ⓘ |
| marriageOrderToAugustus | second wife of Augustus ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 40 BC (marriage to Octavian/Augustus) ⓘ |
| motherOf | Julia the Elder ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | gens Scribonia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mother of Augustus’s only biological child
ⓘ
being the mother of Julia the Elder ⓘ being the second wife of Augustus ⓘ |
| offspringCount | at least 2 known children ⓘ |
| politicalAllianceThroughMarriage |
Cornelii Lentuli family
ⓘ
linked to:
Cornelii family
Octavian (later Augustus) ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| position |
Roman empress consort
ⓘ
wife of the triumvir Octavian ⓘ |
| reasonForDivorceAccordingToSources | Augustus claimed he could not bear her shrewish disposition ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
birth of Julia the Elder in 39 BC
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divorce of Augustus and Scribonia on the day of Julia’s birth (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| socialClass | senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Suetonius
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Tacitus ⓘ Velleius Paterculus ⓘ |
| spouse |
Augustus
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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus ⓘ |
| spouseOfTitle | Emperor of the Romans ⓘ |
| stepChild |
Tiberius (through Augustus’s later marriage to Livia, indirectly connected)
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linked to:
Tiberius (in astrology and philosophy)
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| stepRelative |
Livia Drusilla (successor as wife of Augustus)
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linked to:
Livia Drusilla
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| timePeriod |
1st century BC
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early 1st century AD ⓘ |
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Subject: Scribonia (second wife of Augustus) Description of subject: Scribonia was a Roman noblewoman best known as the second wife of Emperor Augustus and the mother of his only biological child, Julia the Elder.
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