Gaius Lutatius Catulus
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Gaius Lutatius Catulus was a Roman consul and admiral best known for leading the decisive naval victory that ended the First Punic War and secured Roman dominance over Sicily.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaius Lutatius Catulus canonical | 5 |
| Gaius Lutatius Catulus (commander in the First Punic War) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21964387 — 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: Gaius Lutatius Catulus Context triple: [Battle of the Aegates Islands, commander, Gaius Lutatius Catulus]
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Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman of the powerful Caecilii Metelli family who reached the consulship during the late Roman Republic.
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Lucius Aemilius Regillus
Lucius Aemilius Regillus was a Roman admiral and statesman of the patrician Aemilia family, best known for his naval victories during the Roman–Seleucid War in the early 2nd century BC.
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D.
Caeso Fabius Vibulanus
Caeso Fabius Vibulanus was a prominent 5th-century BC Roman statesman and military commander from the patrician Fabia family, known for serving multiple times as consul during the early Republic.
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E.
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.
- 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: Gaius Lutatius Catulus Target entity description: Gaius Lutatius Catulus was a Roman consul and admiral best known for leading the decisive naval victory that ended the First Punic War and secured Roman dominance over Sicily.
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A.
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
Quintus Lutatius Catulus was a prominent late Roman Republic statesman and general, known for his conservative politics, rivalry with Gaius Marius, and role in the Social and civil wars.
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B.
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus
Lucius Caecilius Metellus Calvus was a Roman statesman of the powerful Caecilii Metelli family who reached the consulship during the late Roman Republic.
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C.
Lucius Aemilius Regillus
Lucius Aemilius Regillus was a Roman admiral and statesman of the patrician Aemilia family, best known for his naval victories during the Roman–Seleucid War in the early 2nd century BC.
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D.
Caeso Fabius Vibulanus
Caeso Fabius Vibulanus was a prominent 5th-century BC Roman statesman and military commander from the patrician Fabia family, known for serving multiple times as consul during the early Republic.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.