Catiline
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Catiline was a Roman senator best known for leading a failed conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic in 63 BCE.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucius Sergius Catilina | 6 |
| Catiline canonical | 2 |
| Catilina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703086 — 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: Catiline Context triple: [Cicero, opponent, Catiline]
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A.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
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B.
Cesare
Cesare is a character in Primo Levi's memoir "The Truce," depicted as an unpredictable, resourceful fellow survivor encountered during Levi's journey home after liberation from Auschwitz.
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C.
Cinna
Cinna is a key supporting character in "The Hunger Games" series, best known as Katniss Everdeen’s creative and compassionate stylist who subtly rebels against the Capitol through his designs.
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D.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
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E.
Cato
Cato was an enslaved African man who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion in colonial South Carolina, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
- 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: Catiline Target entity description: Catiline was a Roman senator best known for leading a failed conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic in 63 BCE.
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A.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
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B.
Cesare
Cesare is a character in Primo Levi's memoir "The Truce," depicted as an unpredictable, resourceful fellow survivor encountered during Levi's journey home after liberation from Auschwitz.
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C.
Cinna
Cinna is a key supporting character in "The Hunger Games" series, best known as Katniss Everdeen’s creative and compassionate stylist who subtly rebels against the Capitol through his designs.
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D.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
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E.
Cato
Cato was an enslaved African man who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion in colonial South Carolina, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman politician
ⓘ
Roman senator ⓘ member of the Roman nobility ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
attempted assassination of Roman magistrates
ⓘ
conspiracy against the state ⓘ planning arson in Rome ⓘ |
| activityStart | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | popularis politics ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen |
Catilina
ⓘ
linked to:
Catiline
|
| condemnedBy |
Cicero
ⓘ
Roman Senate ⓘ |
| conspiracyDate | 63 BCE ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Pistoria in Etruria ⓘ |
| deathYear | 62 BCE ⓘ |
| electionOutcome |
defeated in consular elections of 63 BCE
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defeated in consular elections of 64 BCE ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Roman Senate
ⓘ
optimates faction ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| familyName | Sergius ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lucius Sergius Catilina
ⓘ
linked to:
Catiline
|
| givenName | Lucius ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of moral and political corruption in late Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Catilinarian Conspiracy
ⓘ
linked to:
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
attempted overthrow of the Roman Republic in 63 BCE ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | gens Sergia ⓘ |
| militaryRole | rebel commander at Battle of Pistoria ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Pistoria
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flight from Rome after exposure of conspiracy ⓘ planned armed uprising in Rome in 63 BCE ⓘ |
| officeContested | consulship of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gaius Antonius Hybrida
ⓘ
Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Younger
Marcus Tullius Cicero ⓘ
linked to:
Cicero
|
| portrayedAs | archetypal traitor in Roman literature ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
praetor of the Roman Republic
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propraetorian governor of Africa ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero's Catilinarian Orations
ⓘ
linked to:
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late Roman Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Roman Republic
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catiline Description of subject: Catiline was a Roman senator best known for leading a failed conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic in 63 BCE.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
linked to: Catiline
subject linked to:
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
linked to: Catiline
linked to: Catiline
linked to: Catiline