Terentia
E200340
Terentia was the first wife of the Roman orator and statesman Cicero, known for her wealth, social influence, and involvement in his political and personal affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terentia canonical | 15 |
| Terentia (Cicero's wife) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703080 — 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: Terentia Context triple: [Cicero, spouse, Terentia]
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A.
Cotta
Cotta is a German publishing house historically known for issuing influential literary and philosophical works, including those of major figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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B.
Lex Plautia Papiria
Lex Plautia Papiria was a Roman law enacted during the Social War that granted Roman citizenship to certain Italian allies who laid down their arms and registered with a Roman magistrate.
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C.
Scribonia
Scribonia was a Roman noblewoman best known as the second wife of Emperor Augustus and the mother of his only biological child, Julia the Elder.
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D.
Milonia Caesonia
Milonia Caesonia was the fourth wife of the Roman emperor Caligula, noted by ancient sources for her beauty, influence at court, and violent death alongside her husband in 41 CE.
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E.
Atia Balba Caesonia
Atia Balba Caesonia was a Roman noblewoman of the late Republic, best known as the mother of the future emperor Augustus and niece of Julius Caesar.
- 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: Terentia Target entity description: Terentia was the first wife of the Roman orator and statesman Cicero, known for her wealth, social influence, and involvement in his political and personal affairs.
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A.
Cotta
Cotta is a German publishing house historically known for issuing influential literary and philosophical works, including those of major figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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B.
Lex Plautia Papiria
Lex Plautia Papiria was a Roman law enacted during the Social War that granted Roman citizenship to certain Italian allies who laid down their arms and registered with a Roman magistrate.
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C.
Scribonia
Scribonia was a Roman noblewoman best known as the second wife of Emperor Augustus and the mother of his only biological child, Julia the Elder.
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D.
Milonia Caesonia
Milonia Caesonia was the fourth wife of the Roman emperor Caligula, noted by ancient sources for her beauty, influence at court, and violent death alongside her husband in 41 CE.
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E.
Atia Balba Caesonia
Atia Balba Caesonia was a Roman noblewoman of the late Republic, best known as the mother of the future emperor Augustus and niece of Julius Caesar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cicero's wife
ⓘ
ancient Roman woman ⓘ member of Roman nobility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catilinarian conspiracy
ⓘ
linked to:
Bellum Catilinae
Cicero's correspondence ⓘ
linked to:
Cicero’s letters
Cicero's exile ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Cicero's letters
ⓘ
linked to:
Cicero’s letters
Plutarch's Life of Cicero ⓘ
linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
|
| divorcedFrom |
Cicero
ⓘ
Terentia ⓘ |
| familyBackground | wealthy Roman family ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| hadProperty | estates in and around Rome ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor
ⓘ
Tullia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being first wife of Cicero
ⓘ
involvement in Cicero's political affairs ⓘ managing Cicero's finances ⓘ social influence in late Roman Republic ⓘ supporting Cicero during his exile ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| managed |
Cicero's estates
ⓘ
Cicero's household ⓘ |
| maritalStatus |
divorced from Cicero
ⓘ
remarried after divorce from Cicero ⓘ |
| mother |
Terentia
ⓘ
Terentia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | helped organize Cicero's recall from exile in 57 BC ⓘ |
| notedFor |
independent management of finances
ⓘ
strong will ⓘ |
| occupation | matron ⓘ |
| participatedIn | political life of late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Formiae
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ Tusculum ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialClass | equestrian order ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cicero
ⓘ
Messalla Corvinus ⓘ Sallustius Crispus Passienus ⓘ
linked to:
Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus
Terentia ⓘ |
| supported |
Cicero during the Catilinarian conspiracy
ⓘ
Cicero's consulship in 63 BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terentia Description of subject: Terentia was the first wife of the Roman orator and statesman Cicero, known for her wealth, social influence, and involvement in his political and personal affairs.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Terentia
subject linked to:
married Furius Crassipes around 63 BC
subject linked to:
married Furius Crassipes around 63 BC
linked to: Terentia