army of Gaius Cassius Longinus
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The army of Gaius Cassius Longinus was the Republican force led by one of Julius Caesar’s assassins that opposed the Second Triumvirate during the Liberators' civil war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| army of Gaius Cassius Longinus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9164761 — 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: army of Gaius Cassius Longinus Context triple: [Battle of Philippi, combatant, army of Gaius Cassius Longinus]
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Pompeian forces
Pompeian forces were the military troops loyal to Pompey the Great and the senatorial faction during the late Roman Republic’s civil war against Julius Caesar.
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Lucius Cassius Longinus
Lucius Cassius Longinus was a Roman senator and politician of the early 1st century AD, known for his connections to the imperial family and involvement in Julio-Claudian court politics.
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C.
Ventidius
Ventidius is a Roman general and loyal supporter of Mark Antony who appears as a minor but significant character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra."
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Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army that served as the personal bodyguard and powerful political enforcer for Roman emperors.
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E.
Lucius Licinius Crassus
Lucius Licinius Crassus was a renowned Roman orator and statesman of the late Republic, celebrated for his eloquence and legal expertise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: army of Gaius Cassius Longinus Target entity description: The army of Gaius Cassius Longinus was the Republican force led by one of Julius Caesar’s assassins that opposed the Second Triumvirate during the Liberators' civil war.
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A.
Pompeian forces
Pompeian forces were the military troops loyal to Pompey the Great and the senatorial faction during the late Roman Republic’s civil war against Julius Caesar.
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B.
Lucius Cassius Longinus
Lucius Cassius Longinus was a Roman senator and politician of the early 1st century AD, known for his connections to the imperial family and involvement in Julio-Claudian court politics.
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C.
Ventidius
Ventidius is a Roman general and loyal supporter of Mark Antony who appears as a minor but significant character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra."
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D.
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army that served as the personal bodyguard and powerful political enforcer for Roman emperors.
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E.
Lucius Licinius Crassus
Lucius Licinius Crassus was a renowned Roman orator and statesman of the late Republic, celebrated for his eloquence and legal expertise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Republican army
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military force ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 44 BC–42 BC ⓘ |
| allegiance | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateStrength | multiple Roman legions ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | suicide of Gaius Cassius Longinus ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Gaius Cassius Longinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | defeat at the Battle of Philippi ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle | Battle of Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedAfterEvent | assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
army of Mark Antony
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army of Octavian ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Marcus Junius Brutus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Second Triumvirate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedCommander |
Mark Antony
NERFINISHED
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Octavian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Liberators' civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Liberators' forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Optimates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFrom | eastern Roman provinces ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | Republican faction ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | overthrow the Second Triumvirate ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Greece
NERFINISHED
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Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land warfare ⓘ |
| usedUnitType |
Roman legionaries
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auxiliary troops ⓘ cavalry ⓘ |
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Subject: army of Gaius Cassius Longinus Description of subject: The army of Gaius Cassius Longinus was the Republican force led by one of Julius Caesar’s assassins that opposed the Second Triumvirate during the Liberators' civil war.
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