Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus
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Roman provincial governor
Roman senator
consul of the Roman Empire
member of the Roman equestrian and senatorial elite
proconsul
Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman senator and proconsul of Asia, honored posthumously with the monumental Library of Celsus in Ephesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11099765 — 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: Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus Context triple: [Library of Celsus, dedicatedTo, Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus]
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A.
Lucilius Bassus
Lucilius Bassus was a 1st-century Roman general who played a key role in suppressing the Jewish Revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
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B.
Rufrius Crispinus
Rufrius Crispinus was a Roman equestrian and Praetorian Prefect under Emperor Claudius, later known chiefly as the first husband of the empress Poppaea Sabina.
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C.
Dio Cassius
Dio Cassius was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles the Roman Empire from its founding to his own time.
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D.
Gaius Caecilius Rufus
Gaius Caecilius Rufus was a Roman senator and magistrate who served alongside the historian Velleius Paterculus during his praetorship in the early 1st century AD.
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E.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
- 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: Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus Target entity description: Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman senator and proconsul of Asia, honored posthumously with the monumental Library of Celsus in Ephesus.
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A.
Lucilius Bassus
Lucilius Bassus was a 1st-century Roman general who played a key role in suppressing the Jewish Revolt under Emperor Vespasian.
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B.
Rufrius Crispinus
Rufrius Crispinus was a Roman equestrian and Praetorian Prefect under Emperor Claudius, later known chiefly as the first husband of the empress Poppaea Sabina.
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C.
Dio Cassius
Dio Cassius was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles the Roman Empire from its founding to his own time.
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D.
Gaius Caecilius Rufus
Gaius Caecilius Rufus was a Roman senator and magistrate who served alongside the historian Velleius Paterculus during his praetorship in the early 1st century AD.
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E.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman provincial governor
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Roman senator ⓘ consul of the Roman Empire ⓘ member of the Roman equestrian and senatorial elite ⓘ proconsul ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfMemorial | Roman Imperial architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding | Library of Celsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Ephesus
NERFINISHED
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Library of Celsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 2nd century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cognomen |
Celsus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polemaeanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | monumental tomb-library façade in Ephesus ⓘ |
| culture | Greco-Roman ⓘ |
| era | High Roman Empire ⓘ |
| familyName | Julius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 2nd century ⓘ |
| givenName | Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | province of Asia ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Library of Celsus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificMonumentLocation | Ephesus, Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificMonumentType | library ⓘ |
| knownFor | wealth and benefactions in Ephesus ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| memorialCommissionedBy | his son (inferred from epigraphic tradition) ⓘ |
| memorialFunction | combination of tomb and library ⓘ |
| notableFor | being honored with the Library of Celsus in Ephesus ⓘ |
| officeRank | senatorial rank ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman imperial aristocracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman senator
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governor of the province of Asia ⓘ proconsul of Asia ⓘ suffect consul ⓘ |
| posthumousHonor | construction of the Library of Celsus ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
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Roman province of Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Greco-Roman polytheism (inferred) ⓘ |
| timeInOffice |
early 2nd century CE
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reign of Emperor Hadrian (approximate) ⓘ |
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Subject: Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus Description of subject: Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus was a prominent 2nd-century Roman senator and proconsul of Asia, honored posthumously with the monumental Library of Celsus in Ephesus.
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