Cornelia Metella
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Cornelia Metella was a Roman noblewoman from the powerful Metelli family, best known as the last wife of the statesman and general Pompey the Great during the late Roman Republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornelia Metella canonical | 5 |
| Cornelia (daughter of Metellus Scipio) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1900425 — 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: Cornelia Metella Context triple: [Pompey the Great, spouse, Cornelia Metella]
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A.
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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B.
Domitia Paulina
Domitia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman from Hispania and the mother of the emperor Hadrian.
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C.
Claudia Octavia
Claudia Octavia was a Roman empress and the first wife of Emperor Nero, known for her tragic fate amid Julio-Claudian court intrigues.
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D.
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.
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E.
Octavia Minor
Octavia Minor was the sister of the first Roman emperor Augustus, renowned for her political influence, personal virtue, and role in the power dynamics of the late Roman Republic.
- 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: Cornelia Metella Target entity description: Cornelia Metella was a Roman noblewoman from the powerful Metelli family, best known as the last wife of the statesman and general Pompey the Great during the late Roman Republic.
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A.
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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B.
Domitia Paulina
Domitia Paulina was a Roman noblewoman from Hispania and the mother of the emperor Hadrian.
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C.
Claudia Octavia
Claudia Octavia was a Roman empress and the first wife of Emperor Nero, known for her tragic fate amid Julio-Claudian court intrigues.
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D.
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.
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E.
Octavia Minor
Octavia Minor was the sister of the first Roman emperor Augustus, renowned for her political influence, personal virtue, and role in the power dynamics of the late Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman noblewoman
ⓘ
ancient Roman woman ⓘ member of the gens Cornelia ⓘ |
| accompanied |
Pompey the Great during his flight from Italy in 49 BC
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
Pompey the Great to Greece ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pompeian faction
ⓘ
Senatorial aristocracy of Rome ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| branchOfGens | Metelli ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| cognomen |
Metella
ⓘ
linked to:
Caecilia Metella Dalmatica
|
| culture | Ancient Roman ⓘ |
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| familyName | Cornelia ⓘ |
| father |
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica
ⓘ
linked to:
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| gens | Cornelia ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Caesar's Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Caesar’s civil war
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 52 BC ⓘ |
| memberOf | Metelli family ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Appian
ⓘ
Plutarch's Life of Pompey ⓘ
linked to:
Life of Pompey
Velleius Paterculus ⓘ |
| mother | Aemilia Lepida ⓘ |
| nomen | Cornelia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Pompey during the civil war against Julius Caesar
ⓘ
being the last wife of Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| parent |
Aemilia Lepida
ⓘ
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | optimates ⓘ |
| positionInMarriageOrder | last wife of Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| praenomen | Cornelia ⓘ |
| presentAt | campaigns of Pompey in the civil war against Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| region | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| relative | Metellus Scipio ⓘ |
| socialClass |
Roman nobility
ⓘ
patrician ⓘ |
| spouse | Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| spouseMarriageEvent | marriage to Pompey the Great in 52 BC ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
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| stepmotherOf |
Gnaeus Pompeius (son of Pompey)
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Sextus Pompeius ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornelia Metella Description of subject: Cornelia Metella was a Roman noblewoman from the powerful Metelli family, best known as the last wife of the statesman and general Pompey the Great during the late Roman Republic.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.