Priscus Attalus
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Priscus Attalus was a Roman senator who, with the backing of the Visigoths, was twice proclaimed rival emperor in the Western Roman Empire during the early 5th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Priscus Attalus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1851737 — 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: Priscus Attalus Context triple: [Honorius, notableUsurperDuringReign, Priscus Attalus]
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A.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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B.
Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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C.
Attalus I of Pergamon
Attalus I of Pergamon was a Hellenistic ruler and the first king of Pergamon, known for his military victories over the Galatians and for establishing Pergamon as a significant power in Asia Minor.
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D.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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E.
Libanius
Libanius was a prominent 4th-century Greek sophist and rhetorician of Antioch, renowned for his influential teaching and extensive corpus of speeches and letters.
- 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: Priscus Attalus Target entity description: Priscus Attalus was a Roman senator who, with the backing of the Visigoths, was twice proclaimed rival emperor in the Western Roman Empire during the early 5th century.
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A.
Dioscorus
Dioscorus is traditionally depicted in Christian hagiography as the pagan father of Saint Barbara who opposed her conversion and ultimately martyred her.
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B.
Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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C.
Attalus I of Pergamon
Attalus I of Pergamon was a Hellenistic ruler and the first king of Pergamon, known for his military victories over the Galatians and for establishing Pergamon as a significant power in Asia Minor.
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D.
Speusippus
Speusippus was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded his uncle Plato as head of the Academy in Athens and contributed to early developments in metaphysics and ethics.
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E.
Libanius
Libanius was a prominent 4th-century Greek sophist and rhetorician of Antioch, renowned for his influential teaching and extensive corpus of speeches and letters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman senator
ⓘ
patrician ⓘ usurper Roman emperor ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 5th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Sack of Rome 410 AD
ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Rome (410)
|
| associatedWithPeople |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Honorius ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Honorius
ⓘ
Roman forces loyal to Honorius ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathApproximateDate | after 416 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| deposedBy |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Roman authorities loyal to Honorius ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| firstReignEnd | 410 ⓘ |
| firstReignStart | 409 ⓘ |
| governmentSeatDuringReign | Rome ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| lostSupportOf |
Goths
ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
|
| nobleFamily | Roman senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| notableFor | being twice proclaimed rival Western Roman emperor with Visigothic backing ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Honorius
ⓘ
court of Ravenna ⓘ
surface form:
Western Roman imperial government at Ravenna
|
| positionHeld |
Roman senator
ⓘ
Western Roman emperor (usurper) ⓘ patricius ⓘ urban prefect of Rome ⓘ |
| powerBase | Visigothic military support ⓘ |
| proclaimedEmperorIn |
407s–410s AD
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| punishment | exile ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Italy
ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| rivalOf | Honorius ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | figure in the decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| secondReignEnd | 415 ⓘ |
| secondReignStart | 414 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Goths ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
|
| title | Augustus (claimed) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Priscus Attalus Description of subject: Priscus Attalus was a Roman senator who, with the backing of the Visigoths, was twice proclaimed rival emperor in the Western Roman Empire during the early 5th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.