Aelia Flaccilla
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Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aelia Flaccilla canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1851706 — 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: Aelia Flaccilla Context triple: [Honorius, mother, Aelia Flaccilla]
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A.
Julia Flavia
Julia Flavia was the daughter of the Roman emperor Titus, a noblewoman of the Flavian dynasty known primarily through her familial ties to the imperial household.
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B.
Constantina
Constantina was a daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great who became a prominent imperial noblewoman and Christian figure in the 4th-century Roman Empire.
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C.
Pompeia Plotina
Pompeia Plotina was a Roman empress, renowned for her virtue and influence, who was married to Emperor Trajan and played a key role in the adoption of his successor Hadrian.
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D.
Statilia Messalina
Statilia Messalina was a Roman noblewoman who became the third wife of Emperor Nero during the final years of his reign.
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E.
Macrina the Younger
Macrina the Younger was a 4th-century Christian nun, theologian, and ascetic revered for her spiritual leadership and influence on the Cappadocian Fathers.
- 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: Aelia Flaccilla Target entity description: Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
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A.
Julia Flavia
Julia Flavia was the daughter of the Roman emperor Titus, a noblewoman of the Flavian dynasty known primarily through her familial ties to the imperial household.
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B.
Constantina
Constantina was a daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great who became a prominent imperial noblewoman and Christian figure in the 4th-century Roman Empire.
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C.
Pompeia Plotina
Pompeia Plotina was a Roman empress, renowned for her virtue and influence, who was married to Emperor Trajan and played a key role in the adoption of his successor Hadrian.
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D.
Statilia Messalina
Statilia Messalina was a Roman noblewoman who became the third wife of Emperor Nero during the final years of his reign.
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E.
Macrina the Younger
Macrina the Younger was a 4th-century Christian nun, theologian, and ascetic revered for her spiritual leadership and influence on the Cappadocian Fathers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Roman person
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Augusta ⓘ Roman empress ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late 4th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Theodosian court ⓘ
linked to:
Theodosian dynasty
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| burialPlace | Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ |
| child |
Arcadius
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Honorius ⓘ Pulcheria (daughter of Theodosius I) ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | ecclesiastical writers ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole |
imperial consort
ⓘ
imperial patron of Christian charity ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | model Christian empress ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | of illustrious memory ⓘ |
| influenced | imperial Christian charity policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charitable works
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piety ⓘ support of the poor and sick ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| marriedToEmperorFrom | c. 379 ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Theodosian dynasty ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | Arianism ⓘ |
| patronage |
Christian charitable institutions
ⓘ
care for the disabled ⓘ care for the poor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Augusta of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
Empress consort of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| praisedBy |
Church historians for her charity
ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ |
| reignAsAugustaFrom | c. 379 ⓘ |
| reignAsAugustaUntil | 386 or 387 ⓘ |
| religion | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| socialClass | Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Theodosius I ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Theodosius the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Theodosius I
|
| spouseOfTitle | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| supportedDoctrine | Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| title |
Augusta
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Nobilissima femina ⓘ |
| titleGrantedBy | Theodosius I ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aelia Flaccilla Description of subject: Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.