Faustus
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Faustus is a Roman praetor and politician of the late Republic, known as the son of the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Faustus canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11520866 — 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: Faustus Context triple: [Faustus Cornelius Sulla, givenName, Faustus]
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Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe’s renowned Elizabethan tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
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C.
Faust
Faust is a pioneering German krautrock band formed in the early 1970s, known for their experimental sound collages and influential role in avant-garde rock music.
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D.
Faust
Faust is the ambitious scholar who makes a pact with the devil in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s landmark dramatic poem, embodying the human struggle for knowledge, pleasure, and redemption.
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Doctor Faustus (opera)
Doctor Faustus (opera) is a 20th-century operatic adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s tragic play about the scholar who sells his soul to the devil.
- 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: Faustus Target entity description: Faustus is a Roman praetor and politician of the late Republic, known as the son of the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
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A.
Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus is a 1947 novel by Thomas Mann that reimagines the Faust legend through the life of a German composer whose pact with the devil allegorically reflects the rise of Nazism and the moral collapse of Germany.
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B.
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe’s renowned Elizabethan tragedy about a scholar who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.
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C.
Faust
Faust is a pioneering German krautrock band formed in the early 1970s, known for their experimental sound collages and influential role in avant-garde rock music.
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D.
Faust
Faust is the ambitious scholar who makes a pact with the devil in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s landmark dramatic poem, embodying the human struggle for knowledge, pleasure, and redemption.
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E.
Doctor Faustus (opera)
Doctor Faustus (opera) is a 20th-century operatic adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s tragic play about the scholar who sells his soul to the devil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman magistrate
ⓘ
ancient Roman politician ⓘ member of the Roman Republic aristocracy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Optimates faction
ⓘ
Senatorial aristocracy of Rome ⓘ |
| cognomen | Sulla ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 86 BCE ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 46 BCE ⓘ |
| deathEvent | aftermath of the Battle of Thapsus ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| executedBy |
Julius Caesar’s troops
ⓘ
linked to:
legions of Julius Caesar
|
| familyName |
Cornelius Sulla
ⓘ
linked to:
Aulus Cornelius Sulla
|
| father | Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| givenName | Faustus ⓘ |
| hasTitle | praetor ⓘ |
| killedBy | forces of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| militaryRank | legatus ⓘ |
| mother | Caecilia Metella Dalmatica ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Cornelii
ⓘ
Cornelii Sullae ⓘ
linked to:
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
|
| nomen | Cornelius ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being son of dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla
ⓘ
service as praetor in the late Republic ⓘ |
| officeContested | consulship of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Caesar’s Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Caesar’s civil war
|
| placeOfBirth | Rome ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Africa ⓘ |
| positionHeld | praetor ⓘ |
| praenomen | Faustus ⓘ |
| relative | Fausta Cornelia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
Metellus Scipio ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Fausta Cornelia ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Optimates ⓘ |
| socialClass | patrician ⓘ |
| spouse |
Pompeia
ⓘ
Pompeia, daughter of Pompey the Great ⓘ
linked to:
Pompeia Magna
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| supported |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
Metellus Scipio ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faustus Description of subject: Faustus is a Roman praetor and politician of the late Republic, known as the son of the dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.