Rex Sacrorum
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Rex Sacrorum was a high-ranking priestly office in ancient Roman religion, responsible for performing key state rituals and preserving sacred traditions after the monarchy’s abolition.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rex Sacrorum canonical | 4 |
| Pontifex | 2 |
| Flamines | 1 |
| Rex sacrorum | 1 |
| rex sacrorum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2112393 — 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: Rex Sacrorum Context triple: [Roman religion, includesInstitution, Rex Sacrorum]
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A.
Semo Sancus
Semo Sancus is an ancient Italic god, particularly revered by the Sabines and early Romans as a divine guarantor of oaths, treaties, and good faith.
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B.
Fasti
Fasti is a poetic work by the Roman poet Ovid that explores the Roman calendar, its festivals, and associated myths in elegiac verse.
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C.
Rex Romanorum
Rex Romanorum was the medieval title used for the elected ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, designating him as king of the Romans and future emperor.
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D.
Mithras
Mithras is an ancient Indo-Iranian god who became the central figure of the Roman mystery cult of Mithraism, associated with the sun, oaths, and a bull-slaying salvation myth.
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E.
Rex Siciliae
Rex Siciliae was the medieval Latin title used for the King of Sicily, a significant monarchic office in Southern Italy and the central Mediterranean.
- 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: Rex Sacrorum Target entity description: Rex Sacrorum was a high-ranking priestly office in ancient Roman religion, responsible for performing key state rituals and preserving sacred traditions after the monarchy’s abolition.
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A.
Semo Sancus
Semo Sancus is an ancient Italic god, particularly revered by the Sabines and early Romans as a divine guarantor of oaths, treaties, and good faith.
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B.
Fasti
Fasti is a poetic work by the Roman poet Ovid that explores the Roman calendar, its festivals, and associated myths in elegiac verse.
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C.
Rex Romanorum
Rex Romanorum was the medieval title used for the elected ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, designating him as king of the Romans and future emperor.
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D.
Mithras
Mithras is an ancient Indo-Iranian god who became the central figure of the Roman mystery cult of Mithraism, associated with the sun, oaths, and a bull-slaying salvation myth.
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E.
Rex Siciliae
Rex Siciliae was the medieval Latin title used for the King of Sicily, a significant monarchic office in Southern Italy and the central Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman priest
ⓘ
ancient Roman religious office ⓘ priestly office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Pontifex Maximus
ⓘ
linked to:
pontifex maximus
comitia curiata ⓘ
linked to:
Comitia Curiata
|
| associatedDeity |
Janus
ⓘ
Jupiter ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Regifugium ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Regina Sacrorum ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman priests
ⓘ
Roman religious titles ⓘ |
| ceremonialPrivilege |
had lictors when performing sacrifices
ⓘ
sat on a curule chair at sacrifices ⓘ wore the toga praetexta ⓘ |
| country |
ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| createdTo | separate religious and political power after the monarchy ⓘ |
| decline | lost importance as Pontifex Maximus gained power ⓘ |
| eligibilityRestriction |
could not be a magistrate with imperium
ⓘ
loss of wife ended tenure ⓘ office was for life ⓘ |
| genderOfOfficeHolder | male ⓘ |
| hasSpouseOffice | Regina Sacrorum ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | archaic Latin ⓘ |
| LatinNameMeaning | king of sacred rites ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
perform key state rituals
ⓘ
preserve sacred traditions of the Roman state ⓘ |
| maritalRequirement | married by confarreatio ⓘ |
| memberOf | college of pontiffs ⓘ |
| origin | religious functions of the early Roman kings ⓘ |
| performedRitual |
announcement of festivals on the Nones
ⓘ
annual sacrifice to Jupiter on the Regifugium ⓘ monthly sacrifice to Janus on the Kalends ⓘ sacrifices prescribed in the leges regiae ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| politicalRestriction |
forbidden to address the people in assemblies
ⓘ
forbidden to hold political office ⓘ forbidden to sit in the Senate ⓘ |
| positionAfter | Roman king ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn |
Roman Kingdom
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| rankInPriestlyHierarchy |
highest in dignity
ⓘ
lower in political authority than Pontifex Maximus ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| replaced | religious functions of the Roman king ⓘ |
| requiredStatusOfHolder |
born from parents married by confarreatio
ⓘ
patrician ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Pontifex Maximus
ⓘ
linked to:
pontifex maximus
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rex Sacrorum Description of subject: Rex Sacrorum was a high-ranking priestly office in ancient Roman religion, responsible for performing key state rituals and preserving sacred traditions after the monarchy’s abolition.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rex Sacrorum
subject linked to:
college of pontiffs
linked to: Rex Sacrorum
subject linked to:
Latin word meaning "royal house" or "king’s house"
linked to: Rex Sacrorum
linked to: Rex Sacrorum