Juba I of Numidia
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Juba I of Numidia was a 1st-century BC king of Numidia in North Africa, known for his alliance with Pompey against Julius Caesar and his eventual defeat and suicide after the Battle of Thapsus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Juba I of Numidia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9422090 — 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: Juba I of Numidia Context triple: [Juba I, knownAs, Juba I of Numidia]
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A.
King of Numidia
The King of Numidia was the monarch of the ancient North African kingdom of Numidia, a Berber state that played a pivotal role in Mediterranean politics during the Punic and Roman wars.
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B.
Adherbal
Adherbal was a Carthaginian admiral and military commander best known for leading Carthaginian naval forces during the First Punic War.
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C.
Syphax
Syphax was a Numidian king who played a major role in the Second Punic War, notably opposing Rome alongside Carthage before ultimately being defeated and captured.
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D.
Ptolemy of Mauretania
Ptolemy of Mauretania was a 1st-century AD Berber-Roman client king and the last ruler of the Mauretanian kingdom before its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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E.
Teuta
Teuta was a powerful Illyrian queen of the 3rd century BCE known for her naval power and conflicts with the Roman Republic.
- 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: Juba I of Numidia Target entity description: Juba I of Numidia was a 1st-century BC king of Numidia in North Africa, known for his alliance with Pompey against Julius Caesar and his eventual defeat and suicide after the Battle of Thapsus.
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A.
King of Numidia
The King of Numidia was the monarch of the ancient North African kingdom of Numidia, a Berber state that played a pivotal role in Mediterranean politics during the Punic and Roman wars.
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B.
Adherbal
Adherbal was a Carthaginian admiral and military commander best known for leading Carthaginian naval forces during the First Punic War.
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C.
Syphax
Syphax was a Numidian king who played a major role in the Second Punic War, notably opposing Rome alongside Carthage before ultimately being defeated and captured.
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D.
Ptolemy of Mauretania
Ptolemy of Mauretania was a 1st-century AD Berber-Roman client king and the last ruler of the Mauretanian kingdom before its annexation by the Roman Empire.
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E.
Teuta
Teuta was a powerful Illyrian queen of the 3rd century BCE known for her naval power and conflicts with the Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient North African ruler
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human ⓘ king ⓘ monarch of Numidia ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| allyOf | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 85 BC ⓘ |
| capital | Zama Regia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| deathDate | 46 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Zama ⓘ |
| describedInWork |
Appian’s Civil Wars
NERFINISHED
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Cassius Dio’s Roman History NERFINISHED ⓘ Plutarch’s Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diedAfterEvent | Battle of Thapsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Gaius Scribonius Curio
NERFINISHED
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Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Numidian ⓘ |
| father | Hiempsal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Juba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| killed | Gaius Scribonius Curio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliance with Pompey
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opposition to Julius Caesar ⓘ participation in the Roman civil war ⓘ |
| language | Punic ⓘ |
| lostBattle | Battle of Thapsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Caesar’s Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Juba I of Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting the senatorial cause against Caesar ⓘ |
| numeral | I ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gaius Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
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Publius Attius Varus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Numidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hiempsal II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | eastern Numidia ⓘ |
| regnalTitle | Rex Iuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 46 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 60 BC ⓘ |
| successor | Juba II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedSide |
Optimates
NERFINISHED
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Pompeian faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryLostTo | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Thapsus
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victoryIn | Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Juba I of Numidia Description of subject: Juba I of Numidia was a 1st-century BC king of Numidia in North Africa, known for his alliance with Pompey against Julius Caesar and his eventual defeat and suicide after the Battle of Thapsus.
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