Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, better known as Elagabalus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty (reigning 218–222 CE) notorious for his religious reforms, eccentric behavior, and eventual assassination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10658289 — 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: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Context triple: [Elagabalus, alsoKnownAs, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus]
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Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus was a short-lived Roman imperial prince of the 2nd century, known primarily as a son of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Empress Faustina the Elder.
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Marcus Aurelius Scaurus
Marcus Aurelius Scaurus was a Roman statesman and military commander of the late Republic, known for his role and eventual death in the campaigns against the Cimbri during the Cimbrian War.
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Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, was a Roman emperor famed for his militaristic rule and the Edict of Caracalla, which extended Roman citizenship to most free inhabitants of the empire.
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Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd-century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher best known for his work "Meditations" and for exemplifying the ideal of the philosopher-king.
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Aurelius
Aurelius is a common Roman family name (nomen) famously borne by figures such as the emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius.
- 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: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Target entity description: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, better known as Elagabalus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty (reigning 218–222 CE) notorious for his religious reforms, eccentric behavior, and eventual assassination.
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A.
Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Fulvius Antoninus was a short-lived Roman imperial prince of the 2nd century, known primarily as a son of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Empress Faustina the Elder.
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B.
Marcus Aurelius Scaurus
Marcus Aurelius Scaurus was a Roman statesman and military commander of the late Republic, known for his role and eventual death in the campaigns against the Cimbri during the Cimbrian War.
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C.
Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus
Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, better known as Caracalla, was a Roman emperor famed for his militaristic rule and the Edict of Caracalla, which extended Roman citizenship to most free inhabitants of the empire.
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D.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was a 2nd-century Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher best known for his work "Meditations" and for exemplifying the ideal of the philosopher-king.
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E.
Aurelius
Aurelius is a common Roman family name (nomen) famously borne by figures such as the emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Elagabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0203-00-00 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Emesa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtRelic | black stone of Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtRelicTo | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | overthrow of Macrinus ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
assassination
ⓘ
murder ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cognomen | Antoninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cousin | Severus Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultPromoted |
Elagabal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sol Invictus Elagabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0222-03-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| dynasty | Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century (prelude) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Julia Maesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Elagabalus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heliogabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Praetorian Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Julia Soaemias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomen | Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with the Roman Senate
ⓘ
eccentric behavior ⓘ religious reforms ⓘ sexual and gender nonconformity in ancient sources ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| praenomen | Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Macrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0222-03-11 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0218-05-16 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Severus Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Severus Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Julia Maesa
NERFINISHED
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Syrian legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century
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Severan period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfBirth | 0203 ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 0222 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Description of subject: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, better known as Elagabalus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty (reigning 218–222 CE) notorious for his religious reforms, eccentric behavior, and eventual assassination.
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