Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
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Optimate politician
Roman consul
ancient Roman general
ancient Roman senator
member of the Roman aristocracy
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica was a late Roman Republic senator and general, a staunch Optimate leader and ally of Pompey who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9370580 — 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 Scipio Nasica Context triple: [Cornelia Metella, parent, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica]
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica was a prominent Roman statesman and jurist of the patrician Cornelii Scipiones family, known for his political influence during the middle Roman Republic.
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B.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus was a Roman general and statesman of the early Second Punic War, known for his campaigns in Hispania against Carthaginian forces.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
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.
- 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 Scipio Nasica Target entity description: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica was a late Roman Republic senator and general, a staunch Optimate leader and ally of Pompey who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war.
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A.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica was a prominent Roman statesman and jurist of the patrician Cornelii Scipiones family, known for his political influence during the middle Roman Republic.
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B.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus was a Roman general and statesman of the early Second Punic War, known for his campaigns in Hispania against Carthaginian forces.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Optimate politician
ⓘ
Roman consul ⓘ ancient Roman general ⓘ ancient Roman senator ⓘ member of the Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| adoptedInto | gens Caecilia ⓘ |
| agnomen | Metellus Pius ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
|
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Scipio ⓘ |
| commanded | Optimate forces in Africa ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman ⓘ |
| daughter | Cornelia Metella ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| deathPlace | off the coast of Africa ⓘ |
| diedIn | 46 BC ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| familyName | Caecilius ⓘ |
| father | Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
Battle of Pharsalus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharsalus
Battle of Thapsus ⓘ |
| givenName | Quintus ⓘ |
| heldRank | pontifex ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Roman Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman North Africa
Roman Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Italia (Roman province)
|
| knownFor |
command in the African campaign of the civil war
ⓘ
conservative senatorial politics ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
gens Caecilia
ⓘ
gens Cornelia ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Optimate forces against Julius Caesar
ⓘ
staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s dictatorship ⓘ |
| opposed | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Caesar’s Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Caesar’s civil war
|
| politicalAlignment | Optimates ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman consul
ⓘ
proconsul ⓘ senator of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| relativeByAdoption | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius ⓘ |
| sonInLaw |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
|
| supported |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
|
| timePeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica Description of subject: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica was a late Roman Republic senator and general, a staunch Optimate leader and ally of Pompey who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war.
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