The Roman Actor
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The Roman Actor is a 1626 Jacobean tragedy by English playwright Philip Massinger that explores tyranny, performance, and political intrigue in ancient Rome.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cinna (stage role) | 1 |
| The Roman Actor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6339699 — 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: The Roman Actor Context triple: [Philip Massinger, notableWork, The Roman Actor]
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A.
Lucio
Lucio is a roguish, witty gentleman in Shakespeare’s play "Measure for Measure," known for his bawdy humor, moral hypocrisy, and role as a comic commentator on the play’s themes of justice and corruption.
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B.
Lucio
Lucio is a popular support hero in the game Overwatch, known for his music-based abilities that heal and speed up teammates.
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C.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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D.
Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
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E.
Proculeius
Proculeius is a loyal Roman officer in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra," known for his role in securing Cleopatra’s surrender on Octavius Caesar’s behalf.
- 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: The Roman Actor Target entity description: The Roman Actor is a 1626 Jacobean tragedy by English playwright Philip Massinger that explores tyranny, performance, and political intrigue in ancient Rome.
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A.
Lucio
Lucio is a roguish, witty gentleman in Shakespeare’s play "Measure for Measure," known for his bawdy humor, moral hypocrisy, and role as a comic commentator on the play’s themes of justice and corruption.
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B.
Lucio
Lucio is a popular support hero in the game Overwatch, known for his music-based abilities that heal and speed up teammates.
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C.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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D.
Titus Ollius
Titus Ollius was a Roman of the early Imperial period, chiefly known as the father of the future empress Poppaea Sabina.
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E.
Proculeius
Proculeius is a loyal Roman officer in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra," known for his role in securing Cleopatra’s surrender on Octavius Caesar’s behalf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobean tragedy
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| author | Philip Massinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticPeriod |
Caroline era
NERFINISHED
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Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aretinus
NERFINISHED
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Caenis NERFINISHED ⓘ Chrysogonus NERFINISHED ⓘ Domitia NERFINISHED ⓘ Domitian NERFINISHED ⓘ Domitilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Helius NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin ⓘ Lepidus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Parthenius NERFINISHED ⓘ Philargus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephanos NERFINISHED ⓘ Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1626 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Blackfriars Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedBy | King's Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Jacobean drama
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tragedy ⓘ |
| hasPrintedEdition | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Massinger's collected plays ⓘ |
| licensedBy | Sir Henry Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| licensingDate | 1626-10-11 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a tyrant emperor
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metatheatrical elements ⓘ reflection on ethics of acting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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performance ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ role of theatre in politics ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | reign of Domitian ⓘ |
| yearOfCreation | 1626 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Roman Actor Description of subject: The Roman Actor is a 1626 Jacobean tragedy by English playwright Philip Massinger that explores tyranny, performance, and political intrigue in ancient Rome.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cinna (stage role)