Faustina the Elder
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Faustina the Elder was a Roman empress, wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius, who was deified after her death and widely honored throughout the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faustina the Elder canonical | 10 |
| Diva Faustina | 2 |
| apotheosis of Faustina the Elder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2047286 — 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: Faustina the Elder Context triple: [Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, dedicatedTo, Faustina the Elder]
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A.
Faustina the Younger
Faustina the Younger was a Roman empress of the 2nd century AD, daughter of Emperor Antoninus Pius, noted for her political influence and role in the imperial family during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
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B.
Julia Domna
Julia Domna was a powerful Roman empress of Syrian origin, wife of Emperor Septimius Severus, and a key political figure and patron of philosophy during the Severan dynasty.
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C.
Pompeia Plotina
Pompeia Plotina was a Roman empress, renowned for her virtue and influence, who was married to Emperor Trajan and played a key role in the adoption of his successor Hadrian.
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D.
Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina was a Roman empress renowned for her beauty and influence at the court of Emperor Nero during the first century AD.
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E.
Domitia Lucilla the Younger
Domitia Lucilla the Younger was a wealthy Roman noblewoman and heiress of a prominent brickmaking fortune, best known as the mother of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- 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: Faustina the Elder Target entity description: Faustina the Elder was a Roman empress, wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius, who was deified after her death and widely honored throughout the Roman Empire.
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A.
Faustina the Younger
Faustina the Younger was a Roman empress of the 2nd century AD, daughter of Emperor Antoninus Pius, noted for her political influence and role in the imperial family during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
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B.
Julia Domna
Julia Domna was a powerful Roman empress of Syrian origin, wife of Emperor Septimius Severus, and a key political figure and patron of philosophy during the Severan dynasty.
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C.
Pompeia Plotina
Pompeia Plotina was a Roman empress, renowned for her virtue and influence, who was married to Emperor Trajan and played a key role in the adoption of his successor Hadrian.
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D.
Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina was a Roman empress renowned for her beauty and influence at the court of Emperor Nero during the first century AD.
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E.
Domitia Lucilla the Younger
Domitia Lucilla the Younger was a wealthy Roman noblewoman and heiress of a prominent brickmaking fortune, best known as the mother of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman empress
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deified Roman ⓘ member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Antoninus Pius
ⓘ
Faustina the Younger ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 100 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hadrian's Mausoleum
ⓘ
surface form:
Mausoleum of Hadrian
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| child |
Annia Galeria Faustina
ⓘ
surface form:
Annia Galeria Aurelia Faustina
Aurelia Fadilla ⓘ Faustina the Younger ⓘ Marcus Annius Verus Caesar ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Annius Verus (son of Antoninus Pius)
Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus ⓘ Galerius ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Galerius Aurelius Antoninus
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| coinPortrait | appears on Roman imperial coinage ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
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numerous imperial coins ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
various cities of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 141 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| deificationDate | 141 ⓘ |
| deifiedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| era | High Roman Empire ⓘ |
| father | Marcus Annius Verus (praetor) ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Faustina the Elder
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Diva Faustina
|
| honor |
state cult after death
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temple dedicated in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| marriageDate | c. 110 ⓘ |
| mother | Rupilia Faustina ⓘ |
| name | Annia Galeria Faustina ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Annii Veri ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being deified after death
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widespread imperial cult in her honor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Augusta
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Roman empress ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Antoninus Pius
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Antoninus Pius ⓘ
surface form:
Antoninus Pius, emperor of Rome
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| spouseBecameEmperor | 138 ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| successorAsEmpress | Faustina the Younger ⓘ |
| titleAfterDeath |
Faustina the Elder
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Diva Faustina
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faustina the Elder Description of subject: Faustina the Elder was a Roman empress, wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius, who was deified after her death and widely honored throughout the Roman Empire.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Diva Faustina
this entity surface form:
Diva Faustina
this entity surface form:
apotheosis of Faustina the Elder