Annius Verus (grandfather of Marcus Aurelius)
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Annius Verus was a prominent Roman senator and consul of the 2nd century AD, best known as the maternal grandfather of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
All labels observed (1)
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| Annius Verus (grandfather of Marcus Aurelius) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15479690 — 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: Annius Verus (grandfather of Marcus Aurelius) Context triple: [gens Annia, hadMember, Annius Verus (grandfather of Marcus Aurelius)]
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A.
Marcus Cocceius Nerva the Elder
Marcus Cocceius Nerva the Elder was a prominent Roman senator and jurist of the 1st century AD, known as the father of the future emperor Nerva.
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B.
Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus (brother)
Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus was a son of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, known primarily as a member of the imperial Antonine dynasty.
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C.
Titus Aelius Antoninus
Titus Aelius Antoninus was a Roman imperial prince, the son of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, and the father of Empress Faustina the Younger.
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D.
Titus Aelius Antoninus
Titus Aelius Antoninus was a Roman man of the imperial era, known primarily through his familial connection to Cornificia.
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E.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder
Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder was a Roman senator and general of Spanish origin, best known as the father of the emperor Trajan.
- 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: Annius Verus (grandfather of Marcus Aurelius) Target entity description: Annius Verus was a prominent Roman senator and consul of the 2nd century AD, best known as the maternal grandfather of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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A.
Marcus Cocceius Nerva the Elder
Marcus Cocceius Nerva the Elder was a prominent Roman senator and jurist of the 1st century AD, known as the father of the future emperor Nerva.
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B.
Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus (brother)
Marcus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus was a son of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger, known primarily as a member of the imperial Antonine dynasty.
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C.
Titus Aelius Antoninus
Titus Aelius Antoninus was a Roman imperial prince, the son of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, and the father of Empress Faustina the Younger.
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D.
Titus Aelius Antoninus
Titus Aelius Antoninus was a Roman man of the imperial era, known primarily through his familial connection to Cornificia.
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E.
Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder
Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder was a Roman senator and general of Spanish origin, best known as the father of the emperor Trajan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.