Marcia gens
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The Marcia gens was an ancient Roman family or clan, traditionally traced back to the early king Ancus Marcius and notable for producing several important political and military figures of the Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcia gens canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6105860 — 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: Marcia gens Context triple: [Ancus Marcius, house, Marcia gens]
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A.
Pomponia
Pomponia was a Roman noblewoman of the 3rd–2nd century BC, best known as the mother of the famed general Scipio Africanus.
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B.
Lollia
Lollia was the family name (nomen) of the ancient Roman gens Lollia, to which the noblewoman Lollia Paulina belonged.
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C.
Flavia
Flavia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, historically used in ancient Rome and derived from the family name Flavius.
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D.
Milonia Caesonia
Milonia Caesonia was the fourth wife of the Roman emperor Caligula, noted by ancient sources for her beauty, influence at court, and violent death alongside her husband in 41 CE.
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E.
gens Domitia
Gens Domitia was an ancient Roman plebeian family that produced several prominent politicians and military leaders during the Republic and early Empire.
- 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: Marcia gens Target entity description: The Marcia gens was an ancient Roman family or clan, traditionally traced back to the early king Ancus Marcius and notable for producing several important political and military figures of the Republic.
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A.
Pomponia
Pomponia was a Roman noblewoman of the 3rd–2nd century BC, best known as the mother of the famed general Scipio Africanus.
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B.
Lollia
Lollia was the family name (nomen) of the ancient Roman gens Lollia, to which the noblewoman Lollia Paulina belonged.
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C.
Flavia
Flavia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, historically used in ancient Rome and derived from the family name Flavius.
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D.
Milonia Caesonia
Milonia Caesonia was the fourth wife of the Roman emperor Caligula, noted by ancient sources for her beauty, influence at court, and violent death alongside her husband in 41 CE.
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E.
gens Domitia
Gens Domitia was an ancient Roman plebeian family that produced several prominent politicians and military leaders during the Republic and early Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman family
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ancient Roman gens ⓘ |
| associatedPraenomina |
Gaius
NERFINISHED
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Lucius NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryAncestor | Ancus Marcius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ancus Marcius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomen | Marcius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBranch |
Marcii Censorini
NERFINISHED
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Marcii Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcii Reges NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcii Rutili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCognomen |
Censorinus
NERFINISHED
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Philippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rex ⓘ Rutilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originMyth | descent from Numa Pompilius through Ancus Marcius (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | varied; members associated with both populares and optimates at different times ⓘ |
| producedMilitaryCommander |
Gaius Marcius Rutilus
NERFINISHED
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Quintus Marcius Philippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedOfficeHolder |
Gaius Marcius Rutilus (consul 357, 352, 344, 342 BC)
NERFINISHED
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Gaius Marcius Rutilus Censorinus (consul 310, 294 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Marcius Censorinus (consul 39 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 91 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Philippus (consul 186, 169 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Rex (consul 118 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Rex (praetor 144 BC, consul 118 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Tremulus (consul 306, 288 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedStatesman |
Gaius Marcius Rutilus Censorinus
NERFINISHED
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Lucius Marcius Philippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Marcius Philippus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | cult of Mars (by etymological and traditional association) ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
patrician (possibly, in early tradition)
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plebeian ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire (later continuity of the name)
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
| traditionalOriginPeriod | Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReputation | ancient and noble origin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcia gens Description of subject: The Marcia gens was an ancient Roman family or clan, traditionally traced back to the early king Ancus Marcius and notable for producing several important political and military figures of the Republic.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.