Asinaria
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Asinaria is an ancient Roman comedy by the playwright Plautus, known for its lively plot involving deception, money, and clever slaves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asinaria canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10138900 — 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: Asinaria Context triple: [Plautus, notableWork, Asinaria]
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A.
Ascea
Ascea is a coastal town in southern Italy’s Cilento region, known for its beaches, archaeological sites, and proximity to the ancient city of Elea (Velia).
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B.
Aspronisi
Aspronisi is a small uninhabited volcanic islet in the Santorini (Thera) caldera in Greece, known for its steep cliffs and role in the ancient volcanic complex.
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C.
Caesonia
Caesonia is a Roman cognomen (family name) used by women of the gens Atia in ancient Rome.
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D.
Asini
Asini is a small historic village in Greece’s Argolid region, known for its nearby ancient ruins and coastal setting near Nafplio.
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E.
Aegiale
Aegiale is a figure from Greek mythology, known as one of the Heliades, the daughters of the sun god Helios.
- 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: Asinaria Target entity description: Asinaria is an ancient Roman comedy by the playwright Plautus, known for its lively plot involving deception, money, and clever slaves.
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A.
Ascea
Ascea is a coastal town in southern Italy’s Cilento region, known for its beaches, archaeological sites, and proximity to the ancient city of Elea (Velia).
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B.
Aspronisi
Aspronisi is a small uninhabited volcanic islet in the Santorini (Thera) caldera in Greece, known for its steep cliffs and role in the ancient volcanic complex.
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C.
Caesonia
Caesonia is a Roman cognomen (family name) used by women of the gens Atia in ancient Rome.
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D.
Asini
Asini is a small historic village in Greece’s Argolid region, known for its nearby ancient ruins and coastal setting near Nafplio.
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E.
Aegiale
Aegiale is a figure from Greek mythology, known as one of the Heliades, the daughters of the sun god Helios.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman comedy
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play ⓘ work by Plautus ⓘ |
| author | Plautus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
fabula palliata ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
clever slave
ⓘ
courtesan ⓘ leno ⓘ old man ⓘ young lover ⓘ |
| hasDramaticFeature |
farce
ⓘ
rapid dialogue ⓘ situational irony ⓘ stock characters ⓘ verbal wit ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslations | multiple published translations ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse drama ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical editions with commentary ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | yes ⓘ |
| hasSetting | a street in a Greek city ⓘ |
| hasStructure | five-act structure (in modern division) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family conflict
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ sexual economics ⓘ social status and money ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek New Comedy
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linked to:
New Comedy
|
| involvesMotif |
purchase of a courtesan
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trickery for love ⓘ use of other people’s money ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Roman New Comedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman comedy
|
| mainTheme |
clever slaves
ⓘ
deception ⓘ money ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Plautine corpus ⓘ |
| period | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Miles Gloriosus
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Mostellaria ⓘ Pseudolus ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literature courses
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | early 2nd century BC (approximate) ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Comedy of Asses ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Asinaria ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asinaria Description of subject: Asinaria is an ancient Roman comedy by the playwright Plautus, known for its lively plot involving deception, money, and clever slaves.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.