Latrocinium of Ephesus
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The Latrocinium of Ephesus was a controversial 449 AD church council later condemned as a “robber council” for its violent proceedings and doctrinal irregularities in the Christological disputes of the early Christian Church.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latrocinium | 1 |
| Latrocinium (Robber Council) of Ephesus | 1 |
| Latrocinium of Ephesus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latrocinium of Ephesus Context triple: [Second Council of Ephesus, hasAlias, Latrocinium of Ephesus]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latrocinium of Ephesus Target entity description: The Latrocinium of Ephesus was a controversial 449 AD church council later condemned as a “robber council” for its violent proceedings and doctrinal irregularities in the Christological disputes of the early Christian Church.
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A.
Assassination of Severus Alexander
The Assassination of Severus Alexander was the 235 AD murder of the Roman emperor by his own troops, an event that ended the Severan dynasty and ushered in the Crisis of the Third Century.
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B.
Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
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C.
Assassination of Caracalla
The Assassination of Caracalla was the 217 AD murder of the Roman emperor Caracalla during a campaign in the East, an event that ended his reign and destabilized the Severan dynasty.
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D.
Column of Phocas
The Column of Phocas is a late antique honorific column in the Roman Forum, erected in 608 AD as one of the last monumental additions to the ancient heart of Rome.
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E.
Lilybaeum
Lilybaeum was an important ancient Carthaginian and later Roman city in western Sicily, strategically located near modern Marsala and known for its military and commercial significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church council
ⓘ
ecumenical council ⓘ historical event ⓘ robber council ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Council of Ephesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Robber Council of Ephesus
Second Council of Ephesus ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
Domnus II of Antioch
ⓘ
Eutyches ⓘ Flavian of Constantinople ⓘ Juvenal of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| century | 5th century ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
coercion of bishops
ⓘ
exclusion of papal letter from full reading ⓘ procedural irregularities ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Council of Chalcedon
ⓘ
Pope Leo I ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Western Church
|
| convenedBy | Theodosius II ⓘ |
| convenedByTitle |
Byzantine emperors
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Emperor
|
| date | 449 ⓘ |
| endDate | 449-08-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Council of Chalcedon ⓘ |
| followedByDate | 451 ⓘ |
| hasDenominationalContext |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalContext |
Christology
ⓘ
Dyophysitism ⓘ Miaphysitism ⓘ Miaphysitism ⓘ
surface form:
Monophysitism
Nestorianism ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
deepened division between Alexandrian and Antiochene theological schools
ⓘ
key episode in the Christological controversies of late antiquity ⓘ prompted clarification of doctrine at Chalcedon ⓘ |
| laterStatus | declared invalid as an ecumenical council ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| location | Ephesus ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
Christological doctrine
ⓘ
condemnation of so‑called Nestorian tendencies ⓘ nature of Christ ⓘ status of Eutyches ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Latin term "latrocinium" meaning "robbery" or "brigandage" ⓘ |
| numberOfBishops | about 130 ⓘ |
| papalDocumentOpposing | Leo I’s Tome ⓘ |
| papalLegate |
Hilarus of Rome
ⓘ
Julius of Puteoli ⓘ Renatus of Rome ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy | Dioscorus of Alexandria ⓘ |
| presidingTitle | Patriarch of Alexandria ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | perceived use of force and injustice in its proceedings ⓘ |
| result |
approval of a one‑sided miaphysite formula
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deposition of Domnus II of Antioch ⓘ deposition of Flavian of Constantinople ⓘ rehabilitation of Eutyches ⓘ |
| startDate | 449-08-08 ⓘ |
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Subject: Latrocinium of Ephesus Description of subject: The Latrocinium of Ephesus was a controversial 449 AD church council later condemned as a “robber council” for its violent proceedings and doctrinal irregularities in the Christological disputes of the early Christian Church.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Latrocinium
subject surface form:
Dioscorus I of Alexandria
this entity surface form:
Latrocinium (Robber Council) of Ephesus