Coponius
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Coponius was a Roman prefect appointed by Emperor Augustus to govern Judea after the deposition of Herod Archelaus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coponius canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3227187 — 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: Coponius Context triple: [Herod Archelaus, successor, Coponius]
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A.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
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B.
Caiaphas
Caiaphas was the Jewish high priest who, according to the New Testament, played a central role in the trial and condemnation of Jesus before his crucifixion.
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C.
Cassius Apronianus
Cassius Apronianus was a Roman senator and provincial governor of the 2nd century, best known as the father of the historian Cassius Dio.
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D.
Sejanus
Sejanus was a powerful Roman prefect of the Praetorian Guard under Emperor Tiberius, notorious for his political ambition and eventual execution for treason.
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E.
Lollius
Lollius was the Roman gens (family line) to which the aristocratic woman and briefly reigning empress Lollia Paulina belonged.
- 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: Coponius Target entity description: Coponius was a Roman prefect appointed by Emperor Augustus to govern Judea after the deposition of Herod Archelaus.
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A.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea in the early 1st century CE, best known for presiding over the trial of Jesus and authorizing his crucifixion.
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B.
Caiaphas
Caiaphas was the Jewish high priest who, according to the New Testament, played a central role in the trial and condemnation of Jesus before his crucifixion.
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C.
Cassius Apronianus
Cassius Apronianus was a Roman senator and provincial governor of the 2nd century, best known as the father of the historian Cassius Dio.
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D.
Sejanus
Sejanus was a powerful Roman prefect of the Praetorian Guard under Emperor Tiberius, notorious for his political ambition and eventual execution for treason.
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E.
Lollius
Lollius was the Roman gens (family line) to which the aristocratic woman and briefly reigning empress Lollia Paulina belonged.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman governor
ⓘ
Roman prefect ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedAsPartOf | reorganization of Judea as a Roman province ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| appointedRole | governor of Judea ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| employer |
Emperor Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| ethnicGroup | Roman ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Judea ⓘ |
| governedUnderTitle | prefect ⓘ |
| governmentType | Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
| historicalRegionGoverned | Roman province of Judea ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Idumea
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ Samaria ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | writings of Flavius Josephus ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Roman prefect of Judea after Herod Archelaus ⓘ |
| occupation | prefect of Judea ⓘ |
| oversaw | Roman administration of Judea ⓘ |
| positionHeld | prefect of Judea ⓘ |
| predecessor | Herod Archelaus ⓘ |
| reignContext | after the deposition of Herod Archelaus ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| source |
Antiquities of the Jews
ⓘ
The Jewish War ⓘ
linked to:
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
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| subordinateTo |
Augustus
ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1st century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coponius Description of subject: Coponius was a Roman prefect appointed by Emperor Augustus to govern Judea after the deposition of Herod Archelaus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.