Gaius Duilius
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Gaius Duilius was a Roman admiral and statesman renowned for winning Rome’s first major naval victory against Carthage during the First Punic War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaius Duilius canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5655541 — 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: Gaius Duilius Context triple: [First Punic War, notableCommander, Gaius Duilius]
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Gnaeus Manlius Vulso
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso was a Roman consul and general of the 2nd century BC, best known for leading a successful campaign in Asia Minor that expanded Roman influence in the region.
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B.
Gaius Flaminius
Gaius Flaminius was a Roman statesman and general of the 3rd century BC, known for his populist politics, major public works, and his death commanding Roman forces at the Battle of Lake Trasimene during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Manius Curius Dentatus
Manius Curius Dentatus was a prominent early Roman general and statesman best known for his victories over the Samnites and Pyrrhus of Epirus and for exemplifying traditional Roman frugality and virtue.
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D.
Scipion
Scipion was a French ship of the line that took part in the 1827 Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
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E.
Marcus Livius Salinator
Marcus Livius Salinator was a Roman consul and general best known for his role in defeating Hasdrubal Barca at the Battle of the Metaurus during the Second Punic War.
- 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: Gaius Duilius Target entity description: Gaius Duilius was a Roman admiral and statesman renowned for winning Rome’s first major naval victory against Carthage during the First Punic War.
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A.
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso
Gnaeus Manlius Vulso was a Roman consul and general of the 2nd century BC, best known for leading a successful campaign in Asia Minor that expanded Roman influence in the region.
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B.
Gaius Flaminius
Gaius Flaminius was a Roman statesman and general of the 3rd century BC, known for his populist politics, major public works, and his death commanding Roman forces at the Battle of Lake Trasimene during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Manius Curius Dentatus
Manius Curius Dentatus was a prominent early Roman general and statesman best known for his victories over the Samnites and Pyrrhus of Epirus and for exemplifying traditional Roman frugality and virtue.
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D.
Scipion
Scipion was a French ship of the line that took part in the 1827 Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence.
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E.
Marcus Livius Salinator
Marcus Livius Salinator was a Roman consul and general best known for his role in defeating Hasdrubal Barca at the Battle of the Metaurus during the Second Punic War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman admiral
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ancient Roman politician ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | development of Roman naval power ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Mylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
inscription celebrating naval victory
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statue in Rome ⓘ victory column in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| conflict | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consularColleague | Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consulYear | 260 BC ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Livy
NERFINISHED
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Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Roman triumph ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of early Roman naval success ⓘ |
| memorialPrivilege | escorted home at night with torchbearers and flute-players ⓘ |
| militaryInnovationImpact | enabled inexperienced Roman sailors to defeat Carthaginian seamen ⓘ |
| militaryRank | naval commander ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTactics | boarding enemy ships ⓘ |
| navalVictoryOver | Carthaginian fleet at Mylae ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the Roman fleet at the Battle of Mylae
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winning Rome’s first major naval victory over Carthage ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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naval commander ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Roman consul
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censor of the Roman Republic ⓘ magistrate of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| opponent | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Hannibal Gisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedHonorFor | victory at the Battle of Mylae ⓘ |
| region | ancient Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWar | secured Roman control of parts of the Sicilian coast ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Roman navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first Roman commander to win a major naval battle
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helped establish Roman control of the sea during the First Punic War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Punic War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryInnovation | corvus boarding device ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gaius Duilius Description of subject: Gaius Duilius was a Roman admiral and statesman renowned for winning Rome’s first major naval victory against Carthage during the First Punic War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.