Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
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Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius was a Roman statesman of the influential Caecilius Metellus family who served as consul and held other high offices during the late Roman Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8618749 — 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 Caecilius Metellus Caprarius Context triple: [Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, relative, Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius]
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman of the powerful Caecilii Metelli family who reached the consulship during the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his support of Sulla and his role in the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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C.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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D.
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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E.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus was a Roman general and statesman of the early Second Punic War, known for his campaigns in Hispania against Carthaginian forces.
- 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 Caecilius Metellus Caprarius Target entity description: Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius was a Roman statesman of the influential Caecilius Metellus family who served as consul and held other high offices during the late Roman Republic.
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A.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman of the powerful Caecilii Metelli family who reached the consulship during the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the late Republic, noted for his support of Sulla and his role in the civil wars of the early 1st century BC.
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C.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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D.
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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E.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus was a Roman general and statesman of the early Second Punic War, known for his campaigns in Hispania against Carthaginian forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman consul
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ancient Roman politician ⓘ member of the Caecilii Metelli ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | optimates ⓘ |
| censorshipYear | 102 BC ⓘ |
| child |
Caecilia Metella Dalmatica
NERFINISHED
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen | Caprarius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consulYear | 113 BC ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman ⓘ |
| familyName | Caecilius Metellus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
1st century BC
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2nd century BC ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governedProvince | Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldImperium | yes ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient Roman literary sources
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epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| memberOf | Caecilius Metellus family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | Roman general ⓘ |
| nomen | Caecilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in Macedonia ⓘ |
| officeContested | tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| order | Roman senatorial order ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caecilii Metelli political network ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman censor
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Roman consul ⓘ Roman praetor ⓘ Roman quaestor ⓘ governor of Macedonia ⓘ |
| praenomen | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
NERFINISHED
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | governor in Macedonia ⓘ |
| sibling |
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus
NERFINISHED
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Marcus Caecilius Metellus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | Roman senator ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius Description of subject: Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius was a Roman statesman of the influential Caecilius Metellus family who served as consul and held other high offices during the late Roman Republic.
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