gens Caecilia
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The gens Caecilia was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome, known for producing numerous influential politicians and military leaders during the Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| gens Caecilia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8618729 — 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: gens Caecilia Context triple: [Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, memberOf, gens Caecilia]
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Gaius Caecilius
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
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B.
Pomponia Caecilia Attica
Pomponia Caecilia Attica was a Roman noblewoman of the early Imperial period, notable as the mother of Vipsania Agrippina and thus connected to the inner circles of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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gens Poppaea
The gens Poppaea was a minor Roman family of the early Empire, best known for producing Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero.
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gens Sulpicia
Gens Sulpicia was an ancient Roman patrician family that produced several notable politicians and magistrates during the Republic and early Empire.
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E.
gens Annia
Gens Annia was a notable Roman family of the imperial era that produced several prominent politicians and aristocrats, including relatives of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- 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: gens Caecilia Target entity description: The gens Caecilia was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome, known for producing numerous influential politicians and military leaders during the Republic.
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A.
Gaius Caecilius
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
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B.
Pomponia Caecilia Attica
Pomponia Caecilia Attica was a Roman noblewoman of the early Imperial period, notable as the mother of Vipsania Agrippina and thus connected to the inner circles of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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C.
gens Poppaea
The gens Poppaea was a minor Roman family of the early Empire, best known for producing Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero.
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D.
gens Sulpicia
Gens Sulpicia was an ancient Roman patrician family that produced several notable politicians and magistrates during the Republic and early Empire.
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E.
gens Annia
Gens Annia was a notable Roman family of the imperial era that produced several prominent politicians and aristocrats, including relatives of the emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman gens
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plebeian family ⓘ |
| country | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyNameDerivedFrom | cognomen Caecilus / Caecilius ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation | city of Rome ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Caecilii Metelli
NERFINISHED
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Caecilii Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Caecilii Rufini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPraenomen |
Gaius
NERFINISHED
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Lucius NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Roman censorship
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Roman consulship ⓘ Roman praetorship ⓘ pontifex maximus (by some members) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
producing Roman consuls
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producing Roman magistrates ⓘ producing Roman military commanders ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| laterStatus | aristocratic standing in the Roman nobility ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commanders in the Roman army ⓘ |
| nomen | Caecilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Lucius Caecilius Metellus
NERFINISHED
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio NERFINISHED ⓘ Titus Caecilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originStatus | plebeian origin ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates (for many Metelli) ⓘ |
| religiousRole | members served in Roman priestly colleges ⓘ |
| socialClass | plebeian ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
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Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ Valerius Maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | influential during the middle and late Republic ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
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Subject: gens Caecilia Description of subject: The gens Caecilia was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome, known for producing numerous influential politicians and military leaders during the Republic.
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