Quintus Lutatius Catulus
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Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quintus Lutatius Catulus canonical | 9 |
| Quintus Lutatius Catulus (consul 102 BC) | 1 |
| Quintus Lutatius Catulus Capitolinus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703447 — 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.
Target entity: Quintus Lutatius Catulus Context triple: [Optimates, notableMember, Quintus Lutatius Catulus]
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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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Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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C.
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic, best known for his influential role in the Senate and his tenure as princeps senatus.
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D.
Metellus Scipio
Metellus Scipio was a Roman senator and general of the late Republic, known as a leading Optimate commander who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war and was defeated at the Battle of Thapsus.
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E.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Quintus Lutatius Catulus Target entity description: Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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A.
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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B.
Gaius Marius
Gaius Marius was a powerful Roman general and statesman whose military reforms and unprecedented seven consulships profoundly reshaped the late Roman Republic.
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C.
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus was a prominent Roman statesman of the late Republic, best known for his influential role in the Senate and his tenure as princeps senatus.
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D.
Metellus Scipio
Metellus Scipio was a Roman senator and general of the late Republic, known as a leading Optimate commander who opposed Julius Caesar during the civil war and was defeated at the Battle of Thapsus.
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E.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman general
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Roman statesman ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ human ⓘ member of the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| ally |
Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| cognomen | Catulus ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cimbrian War
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Social War ⓘ Sulla’s First Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| facedPoliticalPersecutionBy | Gaius Marius ⓘ |
| familyName | Lutatius ⓘ |
| father |
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Quintus Lutatius Catulus (consul 102 BC)
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| genre |
memoir
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poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Quintus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conservative politics
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literary activity in Latin poetry ⓘ rivalry with Gaius Marius ⓘ role in the Social War ⓘ role in the civil wars of the late Republic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | optimates ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | gens Lutatia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De consulatu et de rebus gestis suis
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Lyric poems ⓘ |
| opponent | Gaius Marius ⓘ |
| opposed | popularis reforms of Gaius Marius ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
censor
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consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ governor of Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ governor of Gallia Cisalpina ⓘ pontifex ⓘ princeps senatus ⓘ proconsul ⓘ |
| relative |
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Quintus Lutatius Catulus Capitolinus
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| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| supported |
Sulla’s march on Rome
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senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
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Subject: Quintus Lutatius Catulus Description of subject: Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
Referenced by (11)
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