Cocceia gens
E372358
The Cocceia gens was an ancient Roman family of senatorial rank, best known for producing the emperor Nerva.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cocceia gens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3595239 — 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: Cocceia gens Context triple: [Nerva, house, Cocceia gens]
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A.
Claudian gens
The Claudian gens was one of ancient Rome’s most prominent patrician families, producing several influential statesmen and emperors, including members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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B.
Vipsania gens
The Vipsania gens was a Roman family of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for producing prominent figures connected to the imperial household, including the wife of Emperor Tiberius.
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C.
Publilia
Publilia was the second wife of the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, whom he married after divorcing Terentia.
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D.
Gnaeus
Gnaeus is the praenomen (given name) of the prominent Roman general and statesman Pompey the Great.
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E.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
- 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: Cocceia gens Target entity description: The Cocceia gens was an ancient Roman family of senatorial rank, best known for producing the emperor Nerva.
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A.
Claudian gens
The Claudian gens was one of ancient Rome’s most prominent patrician families, producing several influential statesmen and emperors, including members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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B.
Vipsania gens
The Vipsania gens was a Roman family of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for producing prominent figures connected to the imperial household, including the wife of Emperor Tiberius.
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C.
Publilia
Publilia was the second wife of the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, whom he married after divorcing Terentia.
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D.
Gnaeus
Gnaeus is the praenomen (given name) of the prominent Roman general and statesman Pompey the Great.
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E.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman gens
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ancient Roman family ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nerva–Antonine dynasty through Nerva ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman families
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Roman gentes ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Rome
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| ethnicContext | Roman ⓘ |
| familyNameDerivedFrom | nomen Cocceius ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation | city of Rome ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gaius Cocceius Nerva
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Lucius Cocceius Nerva ⓘ Marcus Cocceius Nerva (consul 36 BC) ⓘ Marcus Cocceius Nerva (consul AD 22) ⓘ Marcus Cocceius Nerva the Elder ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Cocceius Nerva (emperor)
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| historicalRelevance | imperial succession under Nerva ⓘ |
| knownFor |
members active in Roman politics
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producing the emperor Nerva ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| nomenForm | Cocceius ⓘ |
| notableMember | Nerva ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | supporters of the early Principate (through Nerva) ⓘ |
| politicalRole | supplied consuls to Rome ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | senatorial family ⓘ |
| produced |
Nerva
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surface form:
Roman emperor Nerva
several Roman consuls ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Roman religion ⓘ |
| socialClass | patrician or senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| socialRank | senatorial rank ⓘ |
| sourceType |
attested in ancient Roman literary sources
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attested in epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| statusInEmpire | prominent under early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cocceia gens Description of subject: The Cocceia gens was an ancient Roman family of senatorial rank, best known for producing the emperor Nerva.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.