the Apostate
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The Apostate is the epithet of Roman emperor Julian, known for rejecting Christianity and attempting to restore traditional pagan religion in the 4th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Apostate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9956587 — 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: the Apostate Context triple: [Julian the Apostate, epithet, the Apostate]
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A.
The Apostate
The Apostate is a film notable for its collaboration with acclaimed American film editor Sally Menke, best known for her long-standing work with director Quentin Tarantino.
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B.
Hostile Apostle
Hostile Apostle is a track from the metal band From Chaos, likely featuring their aggressive, chaotic style and thematic focus on darkness and conflict.
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C.
Heretics
"Heretics" is a 1905 collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton in which he critiques the leading intellectual and literary figures of his time and defends traditional Christian orthodoxy.
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D.
A Conspiracy of Faith
A Conspiracy of Faith is a Danish crime thriller novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, part of the Department Q series, involving a cold-case investigation into a disturbing religiously tinged kidnapping.
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E.
The Worshipper
The Worshipper is a painting by Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans, known for his muted palette and unsettling, memory-infused imagery.
- 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: the Apostate Target entity description: The Apostate is the epithet of Roman emperor Julian, known for rejecting Christianity and attempting to restore traditional pagan religion in the 4th century.
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A.
The Apostate
The Apostate is a film notable for its collaboration with acclaimed American film editor Sally Menke, best known for her long-standing work with director Quentin Tarantino.
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B.
Hostile Apostle
Hostile Apostle is a track from the metal band From Chaos, likely featuring their aggressive, chaotic style and thematic focus on darkness and conflict.
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C.
Heretics
"Heretics" is a 1905 collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton in which he critiques the leading intellectual and literary figures of his time and defends traditional Christian orthodoxy.
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D.
A Conspiracy of Faith
A Conspiracy of Faith is a Danish crime thriller novel by Jussi Adler-Olsen, part of the Department Q series, involving a cold-case investigation into a disturbing religiously tinged kidnapping.
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E.
The Worshipper
The Worshipper is a painting by Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans, known for his muted palette and unsettling, memory-infused imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
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Roman pagan ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 331 ⓘ |
| birthName | Flavius Claudius Julianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | battle wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 26 June 363 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Samarra ⓘ |
| dynasty | Constantinian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | the Apostate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Julius Constantius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerReligion | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
attempted exclusion of Christians from teaching classical texts
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restoration of pagan temples ⓘ revocation of some privileges of the Christian church ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempting to restore traditional Roman pagan religion
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philosophical writings ⓘ rejecting Christianity ⓘ religious policies favoring pagan cults ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother | Basilina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Persian campaign of 363 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | last non-Christian Roman emperor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Against the Galileans
NERFINISHED
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Hymn to King Helios NERFINISHED ⓘ Hymn to the Mother of the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Misopogon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Roman emperor ⓘ |
| predecessor | Constantius II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 363 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 361 ⓘ |
| relative | Constantine the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Eastern Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Jovian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| title |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
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Caesar of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the Apostate Description of subject: The Apostate is the epithet of Roman emperor Julian, known for rejecting Christianity and attempting to restore traditional pagan religion in the 4th century.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.