Lucius Flavius Silva
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Lucius Flavius Silva was a 1st-century Roman general best known for leading the siege of Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucius Flavius Silva canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2018295 — 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: Lucius Flavius Silva Context triple: [Eleazar ben Ya'ir, opponent, Lucius Flavius Silva]
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A.
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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B.
Lucius Marcius Philippus
Lucius Marcius Philippus was a Roman senator and consul of the late Republic, notable as the stepfather of the future emperor Augustus.
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C.
Clemens Romanus
Clemens Romanus, better known as Clement of Rome, was a first-century Christian leader traditionally regarded as one of the earliest popes and the author of an influential letter to the Corinthians.
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D.
Gnaeus Egnatius
Gnaeus Egnatius was a Roman proconsul and road-builder best known for initiating the construction of the Via Egnatia across the Balkans in the 2nd century BCE.
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E.
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the 3rd century BC, renowned for his campaigns against Hannibal and the capture of Syracuse during the Second Punic War.
- 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: Lucius Flavius Silva Target entity description: Lucius Flavius Silva was a 1st-century Roman general best known for leading the siege of Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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A.
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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B.
Lucius Marcius Philippus
Lucius Marcius Philippus was a Roman senator and consul of the late Republic, notable as the stepfather of the future emperor Augustus.
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C.
Clemens Romanus
Clemens Romanus, better known as Clement of Rome, was a first-century Christian leader traditionally regarded as one of the earliest popes and the author of an influential letter to the Corinthians.
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D.
Gnaeus Egnatius
Gnaeus Egnatius was a Roman proconsul and road-builder best known for initiating the construction of the Via Egnatia across the Balkans in the 2nd century BCE.
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E.
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the 3rd century BC, renowned for his campaigns against Hannibal and the capture of Syracuse during the Second Punic War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century Roman person
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Roman general ⓘ Roman senator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Roman army ⓘ |
| approximateActivityEnd | late 1st century CE ⓘ |
| approximateActivityStart | circa 70 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Flavian dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Judaea
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linked to:
Judea
Masada ⓘ |
| besieged |
Jewish rebels at Masada
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Masada ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commanded | Legio X Fretensis ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Roman ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governed |
Judaea
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linked to:
Judea
Roman province of Judaea ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Judea
|
| heldOffice | governor of Judaea ⓘ |
| historicalEvidence | epigraphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Roman provincial commander
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participant in Roman–Jewish conflicts ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Josephus "The Jewish War"
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linked to:
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| led | Roman forces at Masada ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Flavian dynasty ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Roman suppression of the Great Jewish Revolt ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
Roman–Jewish wars
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linked to:
Jewish–Roman wars
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| militaryRank | legatus ⓘ |
| militaryUnitTypeCommanded | Roman legion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in the First Jewish–Roman War
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siege of Masada ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
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senator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Jewish–Roman War
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linked to:
Jewish–Roman wars
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| partOf | Flavian era military leadership ⓘ |
| positionHeld | legionary legate of Legio X Fretensis ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Eastern Mediterranean
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Judaea ⓘ
linked to:
Judea
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| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Titus
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Vespasian ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| title | legatus Augusti pro praetore ⓘ |
| used |
siege ramp at Masada
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linked to:
Siege of Masada
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lucius Flavius Silva Description of subject: Lucius Flavius Silva was a 1st-century Roman general best known for leading the siege of Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.