cohors I Tungrorum
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Cohors I Tungrorum was an auxiliary infantry cohort of the Roman army, originally raised from the Tungri tribe in what is now Belgium, that served on the northern frontier of Roman Britain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Cohort of Tungrians | 1 |
| cohors I Tungrorum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1900746 — 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: cohors I Tungrorum Context triple: [Vindolanda, garrisonUnits, cohors I Tungrorum]
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A.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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B.
Legio XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
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C.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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D.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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E.
Roman legion
A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.
- 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: cohors I Tungrorum Target entity description: Cohors I Tungrorum was an auxiliary infantry cohort of the Roman army, originally raised from the Tungri tribe in what is now Belgium, that served on the northern frontier of Roman Britain.
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A.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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B.
Legio XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
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C.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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D.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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E.
Roman legion
A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman auxiliary cohort
ⓘ
infantry cohort ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Tungri ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Tungrian ⓘ |
| function |
garrison duty
ⓘ
infantry combat ⓘ patrolling ⓘ |
| garrisonRole |
border security
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
cohors I Tungrorum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
First Cohort of Tungrians
|
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Gallia Belgica
ⓘ
modern Belgium ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman auxiliary units
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman auxiliary forces
|
| politicalEntityOfOrigin | Roman province of Gallia Belgica ⓘ |
| raisedFrom |
Tungri
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Tungri tribe ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | territory of the Tungri ⓘ |
| recruitmentPolicy | non-citizen auxiliaries ⓘ |
| servedInProvince | Britannia ⓘ |
| servedOnFrontier | northern frontier of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| unitType | auxiliary infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: cohors I Tungrorum Description of subject: Cohors I Tungrorum was an auxiliary infantry cohort of the Roman army, originally raised from the Tungri tribe in what is now Belgium, that served on the northern frontier of Roman Britain.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cohors I Tungrorum
this entity surface form:
First Cohort of Tungrians