Gaius Marius the Younger
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Gaius Marius the Younger was a Roman politician and general, son of the famous general Gaius Marius, who served as consul in 82 BC and played a key role in the civil wars against Sulla.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaius Marius the Younger canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8310705 — 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 Marius the Younger Context triple: [Marius, usedBy, Gaius Marius the Younger]
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A.
Lucius Cestius
Lucius Cestius was an ancient Roman figure, likely a magistrate or builder, commemorated as the namesake of the historic Ponte Cestio bridge in Rome.
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B.
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor was a Roman senator and consul of the late Republic, known for his marriage to Julius Caesar’s daughter Octavia and his connections to the Julio-Claudian political elite.
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C.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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D.
Publius Ostorius Scapula
Publius Ostorius Scapula was a 1st-century Roman senator and general who, as governor of Britain under Emperor Claudius, led major campaigns to consolidate Roman control over the province.
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E.
Gnaeus Egnatius
Gnaeus Egnatius was a Roman proconsul and road-builder best known for initiating the construction of the Via Egnatia across the Balkans in the 2nd century BCE.
- 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 Marius the Younger Target entity description: Gaius Marius the Younger was a Roman politician and general, son of the famous general Gaius Marius, who served as consul in 82 BC and played a key role in the civil wars against Sulla.
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A.
Lucius Cestius
Lucius Cestius was an ancient Roman figure, likely a magistrate or builder, commemorated as the namesake of the historic Ponte Cestio bridge in Rome.
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B.
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor
Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor was a Roman senator and consul of the late Republic, known for his marriage to Julius Caesar’s daughter Octavia and his connections to the Julio-Claudian political elite.
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C.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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D.
Publius Ostorius Scapula
Publius Ostorius Scapula was a 1st-century Roman senator and general who, as governor of Britain under Emperor Claudius, led major campaigns to consolidate Roman control over the province.
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E.
Gnaeus Egnatius
Gnaeus Egnatius was a Roman proconsul and road-builder best known for initiating the construction of the Via Egnatia across the Balkans in the 2nd century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman general
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Roman politician ⓘ ancient Roman ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYears | early 1st century BC ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | proscriptions of Sulla (as opponent) ⓘ |
| besiegedAt | Praeneste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coConsul | Gnaeus Papirius Carbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedForcesAt | Praeneste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | power struggle between Populares and Optimates ⓘ |
| consulYear | 82 BC ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Praeneste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedDuring | Sulla’s second march on Rome ⓘ |
| enemy |
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quintus Lucretius Ofella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Julii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mariii ⓘ |
| father | Gaius Marius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Rome (de facto, during his consulship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldConsulshipInYear | 82 BC ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalFaction | Populares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother | Julia (aunt of Julius Caesar) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being son of Gaius Marius
ⓘ
leadership of Marian forces against Sulla ⓘ |
| officeContested | consulship of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Roman civil wars of the 80s BC
NERFINISHED
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Sullan civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-Sullan ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman general
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consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| relative | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeeded | Gaius Marius (as Marian leader) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Gnaeus Papirius Carbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookRefugeIn | Praeneste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gaius Marius the Younger Description of subject: Gaius Marius the Younger was a Roman politician and general, son of the famous general Gaius Marius, who served as consul in 82 BC and played a key role in the civil wars against Sulla.
Referenced by (8)
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