Quintillus
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Quintillus was a short-reigning 3rd-century Roman emperor who briefly ruled after Claudius Gothicus and before Aurelian during the Crisis of the Third Century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quintillus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9463188 — 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: Quintillus Context triple: [Aurelian, predecessor, Quintillus]
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A.
Vetranio
Vetranio was a 4th-century Roman general who briefly ruled as a usurper emperor in the Balkans before abdicating in favor of Constantius II.
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B.
Aurelios
Aurelios is a variant form of the name Aurelius, historically associated with ancient Roman figures and Latin origins.
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C.
Didius Julianus
Didius Julianus was a short-lived Roman emperor in 193 AD, infamous for effectively purchasing the imperial throne during the chaotic Year of the Five Emperors.
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D.
Lucianus
Lucianus is an ancient Roman masculine given name that later evolved into various forms such as Lucien and Lucian.
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E.
Cassianus
Cassianus is the Latin name of Saint Cassian of Imola, an early Christian martyr and teacher venerated in the Catholic Church.
- 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: Quintillus Target entity description: Quintillus was a short-reigning 3rd-century Roman emperor who briefly ruled after Claudius Gothicus and before Aurelian during the Crisis of the Third Century.
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A.
Vetranio
Vetranio was a 4th-century Roman general who briefly ruled as a usurper emperor in the Balkans before abdicating in favor of Constantius II.
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B.
Aurelios
Aurelios is a variant form of the name Aurelius, historically associated with ancient Roman figures and Latin origins.
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C.
Didius Julianus
Didius Julianus was a short-lived Roman emperor in 193 AD, infamous for effectively purchasing the imperial throne during the chaotic Year of the Five Emperors.
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D.
Lucianus
Lucianus is an ancient Roman masculine given name that later evolved into various forms such as Lucien and Lucian.
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E.
Cassianus
Cassianus is the Latin name of Saint Cassian of Imola, an early Christian martyr and teacher venerated in the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3rd-century Roman emperor
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Roman emperor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
killed by his own soldiers
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possible suicide ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | emperor between Claudius Gothicus and Aurelian ⓘ |
| coinage | antoninianus ⓘ |
| conflict | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Aurelian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danubian legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| deathLocationRegion | northern Italy ⓘ |
| deathYear | 270 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Illyrian emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Marcus Aurelius Claudius Quintillus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Imperial Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | minor emperor ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient literary sources
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| legitimation | recognized by the Senate ⓘ |
| militaryRank | senator ⓘ |
| notableFor | very short reign ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aquileia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Claudius Gothicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claudius II Gothicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorAsEmperor | Claudius II Gothicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignDuration | a few months ⓘ |
| reignEndYear | 270 ⓘ |
| reignStartYear | 270 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Claudius Gothicus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claudius II Gothicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRank | senator ⓘ |
| status | legitimate emperor recognized by the Senate ⓘ |
| successor | Aurelian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsEmperor | Aurelian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usurpedBy | Aurelian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quintillus Description of subject: Quintillus was a short-reigning 3rd-century Roman emperor who briefly ruled after Claudius Gothicus and before Aurelian during the Crisis of the Third Century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aurelian