magister militum
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Magister militum was a senior military title in the late Roman Empire, denoting a top-ranking general who often wielded significant political power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| magister militum canonical | 4 |
| magister militum per Orientem | 4 |
| magister utriusque militiae | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761298 — 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: magister militum Context triple: [Odoacer, positionHeld, magister militum]
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A.
magister officiorum (disputed in sources)
The magister officiorum was a high-ranking late Roman and Byzantine imperial official responsible for overseeing the palace bureaucracy, imperial correspondence, and various administrative and military offices.
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B.
Praepositus Generalis
Praepositus Generalis is the Latin title for the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
magister navis
The magister navis was a senior Roman naval commander responsible for overseeing fleets and maritime operations in the Roman state.
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D.
praefectus classis
The praefectus classis was a senior Roman imperial official who commanded a fleet and oversaw naval operations and administration.
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E.
First Marshal of the Empire
First Marshal of the Empire was the highest military rank in Fascist Italy, created in 1938 to place Benito Mussolini on equal footing with King Victor Emmanuel III as joint commanders of the Italian armed forces.
- 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: magister militum Target entity description: Magister militum was a senior military title in the late Roman Empire, denoting a top-ranking general who often wielded significant political power.
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A.
magister officiorum (disputed in sources)
The magister officiorum was a high-ranking late Roman and Byzantine imperial official responsible for overseeing the palace bureaucracy, imperial correspondence, and various administrative and military offices.
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B.
Praepositus Generalis
Praepositus Generalis is the Latin title for the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church.
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C.
magister navis
The magister navis was a senior Roman naval commander responsible for overseeing fleets and maritime operations in the Roman state.
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D.
praefectus classis
The praefectus classis was a senior Roman imperial official who commanded a fleet and oversaw naval operations and administration.
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E.
First Marshal of the Empire
First Marshal of the Empire was the highest military rank in Fascist Italy, created in 1938 to place Benito Mussolini on equal footing with King Victor Emmanuel III as joint commanders of the Italian armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial title
ⓘ
late Roman military rank ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | military crises of the 4th and 5th centuries ⓘ |
| associatedWithOfficeHolder |
Aetius
ⓘ
Belisarius ⓘ Narses ⓘ Ricimer ⓘ Stilicho ⓘ |
| category |
Byzantine military offices
ⓘ
Roman military ranks ⓘ Roman titles ⓘ |
| confersPower |
significant political influence
ⓘ
supreme field command of Roman armies ⓘ |
| confersRankOver |
comites rei militaris
ⓘ
duces ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| createdUnderEmperor |
Constantine the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantine I
|
| declinePeriod | 7th century Byzantine military reforms ⓘ |
| developedFrom | magister equitum of the Principate ⓘ |
| field | military ⓘ |
| hasGender | masculine title ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | magister militum ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | master of soldiers ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
magister equitum
ⓘ
magister militum per Gallias ⓘ magister militum per Illyricum ⓘ magister militum per Orientem ⓘ magister militum per Thracias ⓘ magister militum praesentalis ⓘ magister peditum ⓘ magister utriusque militiae ⓘ
linked to:
magister militum
|
| isPositionOf |
general
ⓘ
top-ranking general ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| oftenCombinedWith | civil authority ⓘ |
| oftenResultedIn | kingmaker role in imperial politics ⓘ |
| partOf | late Roman military hierarchy ⓘ |
| replaces |
comes rei militaris
ⓘ
dux ⓘ |
| statusInByzantineEmpire | retained with modifications ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| typicalHolder |
barbarian general in Roman service
ⓘ
senior Roman general ⓘ |
| useInPeriod |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ Late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: magister militum Description of subject: Magister militum was a senior military title in the late Roman Empire, denoting a top-ranking general who often wielded significant political power.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Emperor Maurice
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