Dio Cassius
E204108
Greek-language writer
Roman senator
ancient Roman historian
author
consul of the Roman Empire
historical work
historiographical work
Dio Cassius was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles the Roman Empire from its founding to his own time.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dio Cassius canonical | 5 |
| Dio Cassius Cocceianus | 1 |
| Lucius Cassius Dio | 1 |
| Lucius Cassius Dio Cocceianus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703197 — 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: Dio Cassius Context triple: [Donations of Alexandria, recordedBy, Dio Cassius]
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A.
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, best known as the biological father of the emperor Nero.
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B.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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C.
Gaius
Gaius was a prominent 2nd-century Roman jurist whose legal writings, especially his Institutes, significantly shaped later Roman and European legal traditions.
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D.
Herodian
Herodian refers to a member of the Herodian dynasty, the ruling family of client kings in Judea and surrounding regions during the late Second Temple period under Roman authority.
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E.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a prominent 1st-century Roman general and governor of Britain, best known for his military campaigns expanding Roman control on the island and as the subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola."
- 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: Dio Cassius Target entity description: Dio Cassius was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles the Roman Empire from its founding to his own time.
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A.
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, best known as the biological father of the emperor Nero.
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B.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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C.
Gaius
Gaius was a prominent 2nd-century Roman jurist whose legal writings, especially his Institutes, significantly shaped later Roman and European legal traditions.
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D.
Herodian
Herodian refers to a member of the Herodian dynasty, the ruling family of client kings in Judea and surrounding regions during the late Second Temple period under Roman authority.
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E.
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
Gnaeus Julius Agricola was a prominent 1st-century Roman general and governor of Britain, best known for his military campaigns expanding Roman control on the island and as the subject of Tacitus’ biography "Agricola."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek-language writer
ⓘ
Roman senator ⓘ Roman senator ⓘ ancient Roman historian ⓘ author ⓘ consul of the Roman Empire ⓘ historical work ⓘ historiographical work ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cassius Dio
ⓘ
Dio Cassius Cocceianus ⓘ
linked to:
Dio Cassius
|
| author | Dio Cassius ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 155 CE ⓘ |
| birthEmpire | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Nicaea in Bithynia
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linked to:
Nicaea
|
| birthProvince |
Bithynia et Pontus
ⓘ
linked to:
Bithynia
|
| birthRegion | Bithynia ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| consulColleague |
Alexander Severus
ⓘ
linked to:
Severus Alexander
|
| consulYear | 229 CE ⓘ |
| coverageEnd | reign of Severan emperors ⓘ |
| coverageStart | foundation of Rome ⓘ |
| deathDate | after 229 CE ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| father | Cassius Apronianus ⓘ |
| fullName |
Lucius Cassius Dio
ⓘ
linked to:
Dio Cassius
|
| genre |
military history
ⓘ
political history ⓘ |
| governedProvince |
Africa (possibly as proconsul)
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linked to:
Africa Proconsularis
Dalmatia ⓘ Pannonia ⓘ Smyrna (as legate or curator) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Kingdom ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| influenced | later Byzantine historians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
account of the early Roman Empire
ⓘ
detailed narrative of the late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| language |
Ancient Greek
ⓘ
Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Roman History
ⓘ
linked to:
Historia Romana
|
| numberOfBooks | 80 ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Roman senator
ⓘ
ordinary consul ⓘ suffect consul ⓘ |
| profession | orator ⓘ |
| residence |
Nicaea
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| servedUnderEmperor |
Alexander Severus
ⓘ
linked to:
Severus Alexander
Caracalla ⓘ Commodus ⓘ Elagabalus ⓘ Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of Augustus
ⓘ
history of Julius Caesar ⓘ history of the Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| subject | history of Rome ⓘ |
| usedSources |
Senate records
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earlier Roman annalists ⓘ imperial archives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dio Cassius Description of subject: Dio Cassius was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles the Roman Empire from its founding to his own time.
Referenced by (8)
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