Marcus Caelius Rufus
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Marcus Caelius Rufus was a Roman orator and politician of the late Republic, known for his association with Cicero and his involvement in several high-profile legal and political controversies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Marcus Caelius Rufus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20524993 — 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 Caelius Rufus Context triple: [Cicero’s letters, significantPersonAddressed, Marcus Caelius Rufus]
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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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Lucius Asinius Gallus
Lucius Asinius Gallus was a prominent Roman senator and orator of the early Principate, known for his political rivalry with Emperor Tiberius and his influential role in Augustan-era politics.
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Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus was a Roman senator and consul in 49 BC, known as a staunch opponent of Julius Caesar during the late Republic.
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Servius Sulpicius Rufus
Servius Sulpicius Rufus was a prominent 1st-century BC Roman jurist, orator, and statesman renowned for his contributions to Roman law and his close association with Cicero.
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Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- 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 Caelius Rufus Target entity description: Marcus Caelius Rufus was a Roman orator and politician of the late Republic, known for his association with Cicero and his involvement in several high-profile legal and political controversies.
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A.
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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B.
Lucius Asinius Gallus
Lucius Asinius Gallus was a prominent Roman senator and orator of the early Principate, known for his political rivalry with Emperor Tiberius and his influential role in Augustan-era politics.
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C.
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus
Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus was a Roman senator and consul in 49 BC, known as a staunch opponent of Julius Caesar during the late Republic.
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D.
Servius Sulpicius Rufus
Servius Sulpicius Rufus was a prominent 1st-century BC Roman jurist, orator, and statesman renowned for his contributions to Roman law and his close association with Cicero.
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Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.