Lex Manilia
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Lex Manilia was a Roman law passed in 66 BC that granted Pompey the Great supreme command against Mithridates VI in the Third Mithridatic War, significantly enhancing his power and prestige.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lex Manilia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8924880 — 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: Lex Manilia Context triple: [Third Mithridatic War, legalBasisForCommand, Lex Manilia]
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A.
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia was a Maltese-American character actor known for his distinctive voice and frequent roles as villains or tough figures in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Luciano
Luciano is a masculine given name of Italian origin, famously borne by the renowned operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
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C.
Marcello Romolo
Marcello Romolo is an actor known for his role in the television series "The Young Pope."
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D.
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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E.
Lucio
Lucio is a Brazilian central defender renowned for his commanding presence, leadership, and success with both the Brazilian national team and top European clubs such as Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
- 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: Lex Manilia Target entity description: Lex Manilia was a Roman law passed in 66 BC that granted Pompey the Great supreme command against Mithridates VI in the Third Mithridatic War, significantly enhancing his power and prestige.
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A.
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia was a Maltese-American character actor known for his distinctive voice and frequent roles as villains or tough figures in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Luciano
Luciano is a masculine given name of Italian origin, famously borne by the renowned operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
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C.
Marcello Romolo
Marcello Romolo is an actor known for his role in the television series "The Young Pope."
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D.
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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E.
Lucio
Lucio is a Brazilian central defender renowned for his commanding presence, leadership, and success with both the Brazilian national team and top European clubs such as Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law
ⓘ
plebiscite ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
protect Roman interests in Asia Minor
ⓘ
secure victory in the Third Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| alternativeName | lex Manilia de imperio Cn. Pompei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 66 BC ⓘ |
| debatedIn |
Roman Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman popular assemblies ⓘ |
| extendedImperiumOf | Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendedPreviousPowersOf | Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followed | Lex Gabinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Asia Minor and surrounding regions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedCommandAgainst |
Mithridates VI of Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigranes II of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedCommandDuration | until the end of the war ⓘ |
| grantedCommandOver |
Bithynia et Pontus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman forces in the East ⓘ Roman provinces in Asia Minor ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedCommandTo |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedImperium | Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedImperiumType | imperium infinitum ⓘ |
| grantedSupremeCommandIn | Third Mithridatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | lex de imperio Cn. Pompei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource | Cicero, Pro Lege Manilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Roman Republic power struggles ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Quintus Hortensius Hortalus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quintus Lutatius Catulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedByGroup | some conservative senators ⓘ |
| passedBy |
Roman popular assembly
ⓘ
comitia tributa ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
concentrated military power in Pompey’s hands
ⓘ
increased Pompey’s prestige ⓘ weakened senatorial control over commands ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Gaius Manilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedByOffice | tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| proposedIn | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToLaw | Lex Gabinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removedFromCommand | Lucius Licinius Lucullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCommander |
Lucius Licinius Lucullus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Gaius Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Marcus Tullius Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman business interests in Asia ⓘ Roman equestrian order ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lex Manilia Description of subject: Lex Manilia was a Roman law passed in 66 BC that granted Pompey the Great supreme command against Mithridates VI in the Third Mithridatic War, significantly enhancing his power and prestige.
Referenced by (2)
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